305Warrant to arrest for failure to appear

305 Warrant to arrest for failure to appear

(1) If a child in respect of whom an application is made by the Secretary under section 303(1) fails to appear before the Children's Court at the time fixed for the hearing of the application, a magistrate constituting the Court may issue a warrant to arrest the child.

(2) If it is not possible for the Children's Court to deal immediately with an application under section 303(1) in respect of which the child has been arrested under subsection (1), for the purposes of granting bail the provisions of—

(a) this Act apply; and

(b) the Bail Act 1977 apply, with any necessary modifications, and in particular with the modification that a reference to a person accused of an offence or an accused includes a reference to the child.