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Juvenile Offenders
Cap. 119 · Revised Edition 2020 · 21 sections
- s. 1Short title
- s. 2Interpretation
- s. 3Juvenile courts
- s. 4Bail of children and young persons arrested
- s. 5Custody of children and young persons not discharged on bail after arrest
- s. 6Association with adults, during detention, in police stations
- s. 7Remand or committal to custody in place of detention
- s. 8Procedure in juvenile court
- s. 9Attendance at court of parent of child or young person charged with an offence, etc
- s. 10Power to order parent to pay fine, etc., instead of child or young per son
- s. 11Restrictions on punishment of children and young persons
- s. 12Detention in the case of certain crimes committed by children or young persons
- s. 13Committing child or young person to place of detention
- s. 14Children liable to be committed to care of relative, etc
- s. 15Methods of dealing with children and young persons charged with offences
- s. 16Provision of places of detention
- s. 17Provisions as to custody of children and young persons in places of detention
- s. 18Expenses of maintenance of child or young person
- s. 19Presumption and determination of age
- s. 20Power to make rules
- s. 21Saving