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Chapter VII: MISCELLANEOUS 45. Power of Administrator to discharge and transfer children. 46. Transfers between children's homes, etc., under the Act, and children's homes, etc., of like nature in different parts of India. 47. Transfer of children of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy. 48. Placing out on licence. 49. Provision in respect of escaped children. 50. Contribution by parents. 51. Control of custodian over child. 52. Delinquent child undergoing sentence at commencement of the Act. 53. Appointment of officers. 54. Officers appointed under the Act to be public servants. 55. Procedure in respect of bonds. 56. Delegation of powers. 57. Protection of action taken in good faith. 58. Act 8 of 1897 and certain provisions of Act 5 of 1898 not to apply. 59. Power to make rules. 60. Repeal and savings. CHAPTER VII MISCELLANEOUS 45. Power of Administrator to discharge and transfer children. 46. Transfers between children's homes, etc., under the Act, and children's homes, etc., of like nature in different parts of India. 47. Transfer of children of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy. 48. Placing out on licence. 49. Provision in respect of escaped children. 50. Contribution by parents. 51. Control of custodian over child. 52. Delinquent child undergoing sentence at commencement of the Act. 53. Appointment of officers. 54. Officers appointed under the Act to be public servants. 55. Procedure in respect of bonds. 56. Delegation of powers. 57. Protection of action taken in good faith. 58. Act 8 of 1897 and certain provisions of Act 5 of 1898 not to apply. 59. Power to make rules. 60. Repeal and savings. Vol. VA, Pt. II, p. 27. THE CHILDREN ACT, 1960 No. 60 of 1960 [26th December, 1960] An Act to provide for the care, protection, maintenance, welfare, training, education and rehabilitation of neglected or delinquent children and for the trial of delinquent children in the Union territories. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—