Child arrested in pursuance of warrant to be releasedN.I.
6.—(1) A child arrested in pursuance of a warrant shall be released if the child or his parent or guardian (with or without sureties) enters into a recognizance for such amount as the custody officer considers will secure the attendance of the child at the hearing of the charge.
(2) A recognizance entered into in pursuance of paragraph (1) may be—
(a)taken before the officer;
(b)conditioned for the attendance of the parent or guardian at the hearing in addition to the child;
(c)enforced in the same manner as a recognizance to appear before a court may be enforced under Article 138 of the [1981 NI 26.] Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the custody officer considers that—
(a)the child was arrested for a [F1indictable] offence; or
(b)for the protection of the public the child should not be released.
(4) In this Order “custody officer” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary performing the functions of custody officer (within the meaning of the [1989 NI 12.] Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989) at the police station to which the child is brought.
F1Words in art. 6(3)(a) substituted (1.3.2007) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/288 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1(2), 15(4), Sch. 1 para. 34(2)