(1)Where it appears to a court other than a family and children court, that a person charged before it with an offence is a child, the court shall remit the case to a family and children court.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply where a child is charged with an offence punishable by death or the child is jointly charged with an adult.

(3)Where a child is tried alone or jointly with an adult in a court superior to a family and children court, the child shall be remitted to a family and children court for an appropriate order to be made if the offence is proved against him or her.

(4)A court making an order remitting a case to a family and children court may give directions with respect to the custody or release of the child on bond or bail until the child can be brought before the family and children court.

(5)A certificate stating the nature of the offence, the stage at which the case is and that the case has been remitted to the family and children court shall be forwarded to the family and children court.