sec.19Caution procedure may involve apology to victim

### sec.19 Caution procedure may involve apology to victim This section applies only after a police officer decides that a caution should be administered to a child for an offence. The procedure of administering a caution to a child for an offence may involve the child apologising to a victim of the offence if— the police officer administering, or requesting the administration of, the caution considers that an apology is an appropriate course of action in the particular circumstances of the case; and the child is willing to apologise; and the victim is willing to participate in the procedure. s 19 orig s 19 amd 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 om 1996 No. 22 s 11 pres s 19 (prev s 19) amd 1996 No. 22 s 12 (1) renum and reloc 1996 No. 22 ss 12 (2) , 3 sch 1 sub 2002 No. 39 s 7 (sec.19-ssec.1) This section applies only after a police officer decides that a caution should be administered to a child for an offence. (sec.19-ssec.2) The procedure of administering a caution to a child for an offence may involve the child apologising to a victim of the offence if— the police officer administering, or requesting the administration of, the caution considers that an apology is an appropriate course of action in the particular circumstances of the case; and the child is willing to apologise; and the victim is willing to participate in the procedure. - (a) the police officer administering, or requesting the administration of, the caution considers that an apology is an appropriate course of action in the particular circumstances of the case; and - (b) the child is willing to apologise; and - (c) the victim is willing to participate in the procedure.