812Commencement of a criminal proceeding in the Magistrates' Court

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812 Commencement of a criminal proceeding in the Magistrates' Court

For the note at the foot of section 6(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 substitute—

1 A criminal proceeding against a child is commenced in the same manner in the Children's Court: section 528 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

2 In the case of a criminal proceeding for an alleged offence by a child who was 12 or 13 years of age at the time of the alleged commission of the offence, a record of reasons must be filed with the charge-sheet.".

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