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(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, all causes and matters of a civil nature concerning children shall be dealt with by the village local council court where the child resides or where the cause of action arises.
(2)A village council court shall, in addition to any jurisdiction conferred on it by the Local Council Courts Act, have criminal jurisdiction to try a child for any of the following offences—
(a)affray, under section 75 of the Penal Code Act;
(b)idle and disorderly under section 150 of the Penal Code Act with the exception of paragraph (b);
(c)common assault under section 218 of the Penal Code Act;
(d)assault occasioning actual bodily harm, under section 219 of the Penal Code Act;
(e)theft, under section 237 of the Penal Code Act;
(f)criminal trespass, under section 282 of the Penal Code Act; and
(g)malicious damage to property, under section 312 of the Penal Code Act.
(3)The village local council court shall be the court of first instance in respect to the criminal offences specified in subsection (2) involving children.
(4)A village local council court may, notwithstanding any penalty prescribed by the Penal Code Act in respect of the offences stated in subsection (2), make an order of any of the following reliefs in respect of a child against whom the offence is proved—
(a)reconciliation;
(b)compensation;
(c)restitution;
(d)community service;
(e)apology; or
(f)caution.
(5)In addition to the reliefs under subsection (4), the court may make a guidance order under which the child shall be required to submit himself or herself to the guidance, supervision, advice and assistance of a person designated by the court.
(6)A guidance order shall be for a maximum period of six months.
(7)A local council court shall not make an order remanding a child in custody in respect of any child appearing before the court.
(8)Proceedings in respect of a child appearing before a local council court shall be in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Local Council Courts Act, except that the court shall have due regard to the provisions set out in section 42(1)(b), (c), (d) and (f) of this Act.
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