1964_JUVENILE_OFFENDERS_ORDINANCE — Page 12

1983 Ed.

Juvenile Offenders

[CAP. 226

14B. (1) The Director of Social Welfare may, if he is satisfied that a child or young person against whom a supervision order is in force has failed to comply with any condition or requirement of or made under the order, make a recall order against such child or young person requiring him to return to a place of detention, and thereupon such child or young person may be arrested and taken to a place of detention.

(2) A child or young person who has returned or been taken to a place of detention under subsection (1) may be detained until the expiration of 6 months from the date of the detention order.

(3) The Director of Social Welfare may at any time release any such child or young person, and a further supervision order shall not be made in respect of such child or young person.

(Added, 11 of 1977, s. 3)

14C. For the purposes of sections 14A and 14B, "young person" includes a person who attains the age of 16 years during the period of 6 months after the date of the detention order.

(Added, 11 of 1977, s. 3)

15. (1) Where a child or young person charged with any offence is tried by any court, and the court is satisfied of his guilt the court shall take into consideration the manner in which, under the provisions of this or any other Ordinance or law enabling the court to deal with the case, the case should be dealt with, and subject to such provisions, may deal with the case in any of the following manners or a combination thereof, namely (Amended, 66 of 1967, s. 2)

(a) by dismissing the charge;

(b) by discharging the offender on his entering into a recognizance;

(c) by dealing with the offender under the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance; (Replaced, 8 of 1960, s. 3)

(d) by dealing with the offender under section 96(b) of the Magistrates Ordinance; (Replaced, 15 of 1973, s. 13)

Recall order.

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Meaning of "young person" in sections 14A and 14B.

Methods of dealing with children or young persons charged with offences.

1908 c. 67, s. 107.

(Cap. 298.)

(Cap. 227.)

(e) if the offender is in need of care and protection, by dealing with him under section 34 of the Protection of Women and Juveniles Ordinance; (Replaced, 15 of 1973, s. 13)

(Cap. 213.)

(f) by sending the offender to a reformatory school;

(g) by ordering the offender if a boy to be caned in accordance with the Corporal Punishment Ordinance; (Amended, 35 of 1959, Schedule and 15 of 1973, s. 13)

(Cap. 222.)

(h) by ordering the offender to pay a fine, damages, or costs;

(i) by ordering the parent or guardian of the offender to pay a fine, damages, or costs;