(1)It is the duty of a probation committee to make such payments and to such persons as may be prescribed in respect of persons accommodated in bail hostels and probation hostels.
(2)A probation committee may, in such cases and in such manner as may be prescribed, give financial and other assistance—
(a)to persons remanded on bail; and
(b)to persons in relation to whom probation officers appointed for their area have responsibilities.