Section 282 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Power of Court to discharge information

282 Power of Court to discharge information (1) Where an information is laid charging a young person with a summary offence or with an indictable offence (other than a purely indictable offence), a Youth Court, after inquiry into the circumstances of the case, may discharge the information. (2) An information discharged under subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed never to have been laid. (3) The Court discharging any information under this section may, if it is satisfied that the charge is proved against the young person, make an order under any of the provisions of paragraphs (e) to (j) of section 283 of this Act. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 35