Section 16 Child’s Right Act

Section 16 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Right of a child in need of special protection measure. It is under Part II (Rights and Responsibilities of a Child) of the Act.

(1) Every child who is in need of special protection measures has the right to such measure of protection as is appropriate to his physical, social, economic, emotional and mental needs and under conditions which ensure his dignity, promote his self‐reliance and active participation in the affairs of the community.

(2) Every person, authority, body or institution that has the care or the responsibility for ensuring the care of a child in need of special protection measures shall endeavour, within the available resources, to provide the child with such assistance and facilities which are necessary for his education, training, preparation for employment, rehabilitation, and recreational opportunities in a manner conducive to his achieving the fullest possible social integration and individual development and his cultural and moral development.