38. Constitution of Youth Court

A judge of a Youth Court, when determining the method of dealing with a child or young person in respect of whom a written report is obtained by the Youth Court regarding his or her background, family history, school record or such other matters, is to sit with 2 advisers from a panel of advisers appointed by the President except that where it appears that the Court cannot without adjournment be fully constituted and that an adjournment would be inexpedient in the interests of justice, the judge may sit with one adviser or he or she may sit alone.

The function of the panel of advisers referred to in subsection (1) is to inform and advise the Youth Court with respect to —

Except as modified or extended by this Act, the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 apply to a Youth Court as if that Court were a District Court.[32