41Dismissal of charge

41 Dismissal of charge

(1)  The charge against a youth in respect of which a community conference was convened on the order of the Court is dismissed –

(a) [Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 25, Applied:01 Mar 2014] [Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 25, Applied:01 Mar 2014] on the filing with the Court under section 40A(1) of a copy of the decision of the community conference; or

(b) [Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2013, s. 25, Applied:01 Mar 2014] on the filing with the Court under section 40A(2) of a certificate stating that the youth has fulfilled all undertakings entered into; or

(c) at the end of the prescribed period, if a report has not been filed with the Court under section 43 in respect of a contravention of an undertaking before the end of that period.

(2)  If a charge is dismissed under this section, the district registrar must amend the records of the Court accordingly.

(3)  In this section,

prescribed period means the period of 60 days commencing on the day by which all undertakings entered into by the youth at the community conference are to be fulfilled.