17.-(1) The Director may, with the consent of the Governor, procure or assist in procuring the emigration of any child in his care.
(2) The Governor shall not give his consent under this section unless he is satisfied that emigration would benefit the child and that suitable arrangements have been or will be made for the child’s reception and welfare in the country to which he is going, that the parents or guardians of the child have been consulted or that it is not practicable to consult them and that the child consents:
Provided that, where a child is too young to form or express a proper opinion on the matter, the Governor may consent to his emigration notwithstanding that the child is unable to consent thereto in any case where the child is to emigrate in company with a parent, guardian or relative of his or is to emigrate for the purpose of joining a parent, guardian, relative or friend.
(3) The expression “parents or guardian” in subsection (2) shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 9.