§ Amendments made: No. 43, in page 43, line 24, after 'Kingdom', insert 'or the'.
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No. 44, in page 43, line 24, leave out:
'or the Isle of Man'.
§ No. 45, in page 43, line 26, leave out 'of this subsection'.—[Mr. Ross.]
§ Mr. MillanI beg to move Amendment No. 46, in page 43, line 27, leave out 'escaped' and insert 'absconded'.
"Absconded" is the correct word. The hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh, Pentlands (Mr. Wylie) raised this in Committee. I had an Amendment down, which was not called, but this now puts the matter right.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Further Amendment made: No. 47, in page 43, line 29, leave out 'of this subsection'.—[Mr. Ross.]
§ Mr. MillanI beg to move Amendment No. 48, in page 43, line 30, leave out 'other'.
This Amendment is necessary to make a slight improvement in the provisions of Clause 70. The Clause provides that a child who
absconds from any hospital or other institution in which he is temporarily residing".must be brought back to the place from which he has absconded. There may be circumstances in which this would be impracticable. Therefore, it is necessary to amend the Clause. For example, it may be necessary to bring him back to the residential establishment where he is normally required to reside. This Amendment, by eliminating the word "other", makes that possible.
§ Amendment agreed to.