Section 276 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Young person may plead guilty and elect to be dealt with by Youth Court

276 Young person may plead guilty and elect to be dealt with by Youth Court (1) Where section 274 of this Act applies and the offence is not murder or manslaughter, if, before the evidence has been given or while the evidence is being given or after all the evidence has been given, the young person indicates to the Court that the young person desires to plead guilty to the offence, the Court may give the young person an opportunity of foregoing the right to trial by jury and of electing to be dealt with in a Youth Court by a Youth Court Judge. (2) If the young person accepts the opportunity given under subsection (1) of this section and elects to be so dealt with, the Youth Court shall have jurisdiction to deal with the young person in accordance with this Act. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 34(2)(c), (d); 1982 No 135 s 8