(1) Where the defendant appears at the hearing and
has been provided with a written copy of the charges against him, the
substance of the order under section 246 (1) of the subject Act shall be
stated to him, and he shall be asked if he has any cause to show why he should
not be convicted or why an order should not be made against him.
(2) If he
thereupon admits the truth of the charges and shows no sufficient cause why he
should not be convicted or why an order should not be made against him, the
Judge shall convict him or make an order against him accordingly.
(3) If he
does not admit the truth of the charges, the Judge shall proceed to hear the
prosecutor and the witnesses whom he examines and such other evidence as he
adduces in support of the charges and to hear the defendant and the witnesses
whom he examines and such other evidence as he adduces in his defence.
