Children and Young Persons Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Youth Court
53. Procedure
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An application to a Youth Court under section 54 or 56, section 57 (read with section 56) or section 59 (called in this section a relevant application) must —
be made in the same manner as an application for a summons is made to a District Court or Magistrate’s Court under the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; and
be dealt with —
as if the relevant application is a complaint for the purposes of that Code; but(ii)in accordance with only such provisions of that Code, and with such provisions of any other written law, as may be prescribed by the Family Justice Rules.
An affidavit sworn for the purposes of a relevant application may contain statements of information or belief with the sources and grounds of the information or belief.
Any matter relating to the service of summons issued by a Youth Court in connection with any proceedings under section 54 or 56, section 57 (read with section 56) or section 59 may be prescribed by the Family Justice Rules.
To avoid doubt, proceedings under section 54 or 56, section 57 (read with section 56) or section 59 are not to be treated as criminal proceedings.
All Family Justice Rules mentioned in this section must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.[48B