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The Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1988

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Duty of court to explain manner in which it proposes to deal with case and effect of order.

11.—(1) Before finally disposing of the case or before remitting the case to another court in pursuance of section 56 of the Act of 1933, the court shall inform the child or young person and his parent or guardian, if present, or any person assisting him in his defence, of the manner in which it proposes to deal with the case and allow any of those persons so informed to make representations:

Provided that the child or young person shall not be informed as aforesaid if the court considers it undesirable so to do.

(2) On making any order, the court shall explain to the child or young person the general nature and effect of the order unless, in the case of an order requiring his parent or guardian to enter into a recognisance, it appears to it undesirable so to do.

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