1983 Ed.]
Juvenile Offenders
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(2) References in this Ordinance to a finding of guilty shall be construed as including references to a plea of guilty and an admission that an offence has been committed. (Added, 15 of 1973, s. 3)
3. It shall be conclusively presumed that no child under the age of 7 years can be guilty of an offence. (Replaced, 15 of 1973, s. 4)
3A. (1) Courts constituted in accordance with this section, and sitting for the purpose of hearing any charge against a child or young person or for the purpose of exercising any other jurisdiction conferred on juvenile courts by or under this or any other Ordinance shall be known as juvenile courts.
(2) A juvenile court shall consist of a permanent magistrate appointed by the Chief Justice.
(3) A juvenile court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine a charge against a child or young person of any offence other than homicide.
(4) A juvenile court shall have all the powers of a permanent magistrate and, subject to this Ordinance, the Magistrates Ordinance shall apply to proceedings before a juvenile court as it applies to proceedings before a magistrate. (Added, 15 of 1973, s. 4)
3B. (1) A juvenile court may, in determining the method of dealing with a child or young person who has been found guilty of any offence, take the advice of 2 persons selected by the court from the Panel.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Secretary for Home Affairs, appoint a panel of persons, which shall be known as the Juvenile Courts Advisory Panel.
(3) Notice of the appointment of any person to the Panel shall be published in the Gazette. (Added, 15 of 1973, s. 4)
3C. (1) Subject as hereinafter provided, no charge against a child or young person shall be heard by a court of summary jurisdiction which is not a juvenile court.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)—
(a) a charge made jointly against a child or young person and a person who has attained the age of 16 years shall be heard by a court of summary jurisdiction other than a juvenile court;
(b) where a child or young person is charged with an offence, the charge may be heard by a court of summary jurisdiction which is not a juvenile court if a person who has attained the age of 16 years is charged at the same time
[of 1933 c. 12. s. 107/21.1
Age of criminal responsibility.
1933 c. 12, s. 50.
Juvenile courts.
[cf. 1933 c. 12. s. 45.]
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Juvenile court may take advice as to method of dealing with juvenile.
Assignment of certain matters to juvenile courts.
[cf. 1933 c. 12. s. 46.]