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[s. 3 cont.]
10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 68, s. 1.
Juvenile Offenders.
or upwards, or where in the course of any proceedings in any court other than a juvenile court it appears that the person charged or to whom proceedings relate is under the age of sixteen years, nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the court if it thinks it undesirable to adjourn the case, from proceeding with the hearing and determination of the case.
(3) Provision shall be made for preventing persons apparently under the age of sixteen years whilst being conveyed to or from court, or whilst waiting before or after their attendance in court, from associating with adults charged with or convicted of any offence other than an offence with which the person apparently under the age of sixteen years is jointly charged or convicted.
(4) In a juvenile court no person other than the members and officers of the court and the parties to the case, their solicitors and counsel, and other persons directly concerned in the case, shall, except by leave of the court, be allowed to attend: Provided that bona fide representatives of a newspaper or news agency shall not be excluded, except by special order of the court: Provided also that no person shall publish the name, address, school, photograph, or anything likely to lead to the identification of the child or young person before the juvenile court, save with the permission of the court or in so far as required by the provisions of this Ordinance. Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this proviso shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for three months.
(5) The Governor in Council may, by order to be published in the Gazette, provide for the establishment of such juvenile courts as may appear to him to be necessary and for assigning to each such court such portion of the Colony as may be specified in the order.
(6) An order made by the Governor in Council under the foregoing subsection may provide for such courts being held elsewhere than in the buildings used as magistrates' courts.
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CAP. 226]
[s. 3 cont.]
10 & 11 Geo. 5,
c. 68, s. 1.
Juvenile Offenders.
or upwards, or where in the course of any proceedings in any court other than a juvenile court it appears that the person charged or to whom proceedings relate is under the age of sixteen years, nothing in this section shall be con- strued as preventing the court if it thinks it undesirable to adjourn the case, from proceeding with the hearing and determination of the case.
(3) Provision shall be made for preventing persons apparently under the age of sixteen years whilst being conveyed to or from court, or whilst waiting before or after their attendance in court, from associating with adults charged with or convicted of any offence other than an offence with which the person apparently under the age of sixteen years is jointly charged or convicted.
(4) In a juvenile court no person other than the members and officers of the court and the parties to the case, their solicitors and counsel, and other persons directly concerned in the case, shall, except by leave of the court, be allowed to attend : Provided that bona fide representatives of a newspaper or news agency shall not be excluded, except by special order of the court: Provided also that no person shall publish the name, address, school, photograph, or any- thing likely to lead to the identification of the child or young person before the juvenile court, save with the permission of the court or in so far as required by the provisions of this Ordinance. Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this proviso shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for three months.
(5) The Governor in Council may, by order to be published in the Gazette, provide for the establishment of such juvenile courts as may appear to him to be necessary and for assigning to each such court such portion of the Colony as may be specified in the order.
(6) An order made by the Governor in Council under the foregoing subsection may provide for such courts being held elsewhere than in the buildings used as magistrates
courts.
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