Section 17. Transfer from one Rehabilitation Home to another

(1) The Commissioner may direct that any person admitted in a Rehabilitation Home may be transferred to another Rehabilitation Home subject to the following conditions, namely:- (i) every such direction shall be issued with due regard to the availability of accommodation; (ii) no such direction shall be issued except on,- (a) a report from the Medical Officer recommending the transfer of such person on medical or hygienic grounds, or (b) a report from the Superintendent recommending transfer in the interest of the inmate of the institution or for other reasons, as he/she may deem fit. (2) The Rehabilitation Officer shall not direct for the transfer of any person to a Rehabilitation Home in contravention of the terms of any agreement entered into by the Commissioner in respect of such Home.