103Effect of youth attaining 18 or more years, &c.

103 Effect of youth attaining 18 or more years, &c.

(1)  If an offence is committed, or suspected to have been committed, by a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offence but is 18 years of age when proceedings are commenced against the person for the offence –

(a) those proceedings must be commenced under this Act; and

(b) if found guilty, the person must be sentenced under this Act as a youth.

(2)  If an offence is committed, or suspected to have been committed, by a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offence but who is 19 years of age or more when proceedings are commenced against the person for the offence –

(a) the proceedings must be commenced and determined in the Court; and

(b) if the person is found guilty of the offence, the Court must proceed to sentence the person under this Act as a youth; and

(c) a sentence of detention is taken to be a sentence to serve a term of imprisonment in a prison.

(3)  Proceedings arising out of an order made under this Act, a contravention of such an order or a contravention of conditions to which such an order is subject must be commenced and determined under this Act.