showing any crime for which he may have been previously
punished, the status and character of his parents or guardians and
any other facts known to the Police, which might be useful in his
correctional treatment.
Procedure in case accommodation not available in the
Reformatory School.
Rule286. If accommodation in a Reformatory School is not
immediately available for such youthful offender, the Court will
send such youthful offender to the District Prison where he will be
detained in the juvenile ward. He will be detained in the prison
until he can be sent to the Reformatory School or until his original
sentence expires whichever event happen first. Should the term of
His original sentence first expire, he shall be released, but should
he be sent to a Reformatory School, then the period of detention
previously undergone shall be treated as detention in a
Reformatory School.
Power of Courts to pass a sentence of detention in a Borstal
Institution in the case of an inmate under 21 years of age.
Rule287. When any male prisoner less than 21 years of age
is convicted of an offence by is a Court of Sessions, a section 30
Magistrate or a first class Magistrate, or is ordered to give security
for good behaviour and fails to give such security and when by
reason of his criminal habits or tendencies or association with
persons of bad character it is expedient, in the opinion of the Judge
or Magistrate that he should be detained in a Borstal Institution and
Juvenile Reformatory Centre, such Judge or Magistrate may, in
lieu of passing a sentence of rigorous imprisonment, pass an order
of detention for a term which shall be in accordance with the
provision of the Borstal Act, Children's Act or any other Act
pertaining to detention of. juvenile delinquents that may be in force
in the province.
Power of Superintendent to present prisoner less than 21 years
of age before [Sessions Judge] for detention in a Borstal
Institution.
Rule288. Whenever it appears to the Superintendent of
prison that any male prisoner less than 21 years of age sentenced to
rigorous imprisonment for an offence or committed to or confined
in prison for failing to give security for good behaviour should be
detained in a Borstal Institution and Juvenile Reformatory Centre,
he shall cause such prisoner to be produced before the [Sessions
Judge] in whose jurisdiction the prison is situated, and if the
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