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168 Power of court, in respect of certain offences against a child, to refer child to reporter.S
Any court by or before which a person is convicted of having [committed any offence—
(a)under section 21 of the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937;
(b)mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act; or
(c)in respect of a female person aged 17 years or over which constitutes the crime of incest,
may refer—
(i)the child in respect of whom the offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above has been committed; or
(ii)any child who is, or who is likely to become, a member of the same household as the person who has committed the offence mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) above,
to the reporter] of the local authority in whose area the child resides and certify that the said offence shall be a ground established for the purposes of Part III of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
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