Criminal Justice Act 1972

The [1969 c. 54.] Children and Young Persons Act 1969

For paragraph (a) of section 3(6) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 there shall be substituted—

“(a) section 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (which relates to compensation for personal injury and loss of or damage to property) shall apply as if the finding were a finding of guilty of the offence and as if the maximum amount which could be ordered to be paid under that section in respect of that offence were £100 ;”.

In section 6(1) of the said Act of 1969 for the words "the court shall, if it is of opinion that there is sufficient evidence to put the accused on trial, commit him for trial" there shall be substituted the words " the court shall commit the accused for trial if either it is of opinion that there is sufficient evidence to put him on trial or it has power under section 1 of the [1967 c. 80.] Criminal Justice Act 1967 so to commit him without consideration of the evidence ".

In section 7(8) of the said Act of 1969 for the words from " decides to deal with the case " to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words " is of the opinion that the case is one which can properly be dealt with by means of—

(a) an order discharging him absolutely or conditionally ; or

(b) an order for the payment of a fine ; or

(c) an order requiring his parent or guardian to enter into a recognisance to take proper care of him and exercise proper control over him,

with or without any other order that the court has power to make when absolutely or conditionally discharging an offender.".