Section 248 Child’s Right Act

Section 248 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Establishment of approved institutions. It is under Part XXII (Approved Institutions and Post‐Release Supervision) of the Act.

(i) The Minister shall‐
(a) establish, in any part of the Federation or any part of a State, the following institutions to be known as approved children institutions ‐
(i) a Children Attendance Centre;
(ii) a Children Centre;

(iii) a Children Residential Centre;
(iv) a Children Correctional Centre;
(v) a Special Children Correction Centre; and
(vi) such other institutions as the Minister may, from time to time, establish; and

(b) make rules for the management, upkeep and inspection of the approved children institutions

(2) The Minister responsible for matters relating to women shall‐
(a) establish in any part of the Federation institutions to be known as Special Mothers Centres; and
(b) make rules for the management, upkeep and inspection of the Special Mothers Centres.

(3) The supplementary provisions contained in the Eleventh Schedules to this Act shall have effect with respect to approved institutions established by the appropriate Minister under Subsection (1) and (2) of this section.