133CYoung offenders—purposes of sentencing

133C Young offenders—purposes of sentencing (1) Despite section 7 (2), in sentencing a young offender, a court must consider the purpose of promoting the rehabilitation of the young offender and may give more weight to that purpose than it gives to any of the other purposes stated in section 7 (1). (2) Also, in sentencing a young offender, a court must have particular regard to the common law principle of individualised justice.