Part VI Miscellaneous and General
Miscellaneous
55 Liberation of child by police.
1
Section 43 of the 1995 Act (arrangements where child arrested) shall be amended in accordance with this section.
2
In subsection (1), for the words from “shall”, in the second place where it occurs, to the end there shall be substituted the words—
may liberate him—
a
on a written undertaking being entered into by him or his parent or guardian that he will attend at a court and at a time specified in the undertaking; or
b
unconditionally.
3
In subsection (6)—
a
for the words from “is” to “diet” there shall be substituted the words “
fails to appear at the court and at the time specified in the undertaking entered into by him or on his behalf under subsection (1) above
”
; and
b
after the word “conviction” there shall be inserted the words “
of any charge made against him at the time he was liberated under that subsection
”
.