Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Protective homes.—(1) The State Government may, in its discretion establish 2[as many protective homes and corrective institutions under this Act as it thinks fit and such homes and institutions], when established, shall be maintained in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) No person or no authority other than the State Government shall, after the commencement of this Act, establish or maintain any 3[protective home or corrective institution] except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued under this section by the State Government. (3) The State Government may, on application made to it in this behalf by a person or authority issue to such person or authority, a licence in the prescribed form for establishing and maintaining or as the