Section 17. (1) The Local Government may establish industrial, agricultural or reformatory schools for children

17. (1) The Local Government may establish industrial, agricultural or reformatory schools for children and may separate and remove from their parents or guardians and place in such schools the children of members of any criminal tribe in respect of 1911.] Criminal Tribes. 53 (Settlements and Schools. Rules.) of which a notification has been published under section 12. (2) For every school established under sub-section (1), a Superintendent shall be appointed by the Local Government. (3) The provisions of sections 18 to 22 (both inclusive) of the Reformatory Schools Act, 1897, shall, so far as may be, apply in the case of every school for children established under this section as if the Superintendent of such school were a Superintendent and the children placed in such school were youthful offenders within the meaning of that Act. (4) For the purposes of this section the term "children" includes all persons under the age of eighteen and above the age of six years. (5) The decision of the District Magistrate as to the age of any person for the purposes of this section shall be final.