Section 273 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Manner of dealing with summary offences and indictable offences (other than purely indictable offences)

273 Manner of dealing with summary offences and indictable offences (other than purely indictable offences) Where a young person is charged with a summary offence or an indictable offence (other than a purely indictable offence), a Youth Court shall, subject to section 272 of this Act, hear and determine the information unless— (a) The offence is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 3 months and the young person elects trial by jury under section 66 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 ; or (b) The Court discharges the information under section 282 of this Act. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 34(1)