Part II Promotion of Children’s Welfare by Local Authorities and by Children’s Hearings etc.

Chapter 2 Children’s Hearings

Transfer etc. of cases

50 Treatment of child’s case on remission by court.

1

Where a court has, under F1section 49 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, remitted a case to a children’s hearing for disposal, a certificate signed by the clerk of the court stating that the child or person concerned has pled guilty to, or has been found guilty of, the offence to which the remit relates shall be conclusive evidence for the purposes of the remit that the offence has been committed by the child or person.

2

Where a court has under F2subsection (7) of the said section 49 remitted a case to a children’s hearing for disposal, the provisions of this Act shall apply to the person concerned as if he were a child.