Section 10Part 2 — Youth Courts and Proceedings with Respect to Young Persons
Sitting of youth courts, etc.
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10. (1) Youth courts shall sit as often as may be necessary for the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred on them by or under this or any other law.
No person shall be present at any sitting of a youth court or other court hearing a charge against a young person except —
members or officers of the court;
parties to the case before the court, their attorneys-at-law and witnesses giving or having given their evidence;
other persons directly concerned with the case, including —
parents, guardians or persons having parental responsibility for the young person concerned; probation officers; and Section 11 Youth Justice Act (2021 Revision) Page 12 Revised as at 31st December, 2020 c
social workers, teachers, Education Department officers and
such other persons as the court may authorise to be present.