Transfer of children of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy

(1) Where it appears to the State Government that any child kept in a special school or children's home is suffering from leprosy or is of unsound mind, the State Government may order his removal to a leper asylum or mental hospital or other place of safe custody for the remainder of the term or for such further period as may be certified by a medical officer to be necessary for the proper treatment of the child. (2) Where it appears to the State Government that the child is cured of leprosy or of unsoundness of mind, it may, if the child is still liable to be kept in custody, order the person having charge of the child to send him to the special school or children's home from which he was removed or, if the child is no longer liable to be kept in custody, order him to be discharged.