Section 6Part 2 — Youth Courts and Proceedings with Respect to Young Persons
Trial of indictable offences and offences triable either way
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6. (1) Where a young person is charged on that person’s own with an indictable offence triable only on indictment, that person shall be committed by a youth court for trial before the Grand Court.
Where a young person is charged on that person’s own with an offence triable either way, the mode of trial for that offence shall be determined by a youth court in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021Revision) applicable to the offence.
Where a young person is charged jointly with another young person with an offence triable either way, the mode of trial for that offence shall be determined by a youth court in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (2021 Revision) applicable to the offence.
Where a young person is charged with an offence triable either way, jointly with another person who has attained the age of seventeen, the mode of trial for that offence shall be determined by a court of summary jurisdiction other than a youth court.
The provisions of this section are subject to the power of a judge of the Grand Court conferred by section 7.