Section 249: Declaration of building, etc., as an approved institution

(1) The Minister may by order declare any building, place or land within the Federation or a State, as the case may be, to be-
(a) a Children Attendance Centre;
(b) a Children Centre;
(c) a Children Residential Centre;
(d) a Children Correctional Centre;
(e) an Emergency Protection Centre;
(f) a Special Children Correctional Centre; or
(g) such other children institutions as may be established by the Minister.
(2) The Minister responsible for matters relating to Women may by order declare any building, place or land within the Federation or a State, to be a Special Mothers Centre.