Section 234 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Custody of child or young person following arrest

234 Custody of child or young person following arrest Subject to sections 235 , 236 , and 244 of this Act, where a child or young person is arrested with or without warrant, a member of the Police shall— (a) Release the child or young person; or (b) Where the child or young person may be released on bail under section 21 of the Bail Act 2000 , release the child or young person on bail; or (c) Deliver the child or young person into the custody of— (i) Any parent or guardian or other person having the care of the child or young person; or (ii) With the agreement of the child or young person, any Iwi Social Service or Cultural Social Service; or (iii) With the agreement of the child or young person, any other person or organisation approved by the chief executive or a member of the Police for the purpose. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 43(1); 1982 No 135 s 10; 1983 No 129 s 10(1) Paragraph (b) was substituted, as from 1 January 2001, by section 74(2)Bail Act 2000 (2000 No 38). See section 75 of that Act as to the savings provisions. Paragraph (c)(ii) was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 46 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121). Paragraph (c)(iii) was amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .