YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 6
YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 6
(1) If a youth admits
the commission of a minor offence, and a police officer is of the opinion that
the matter does not warrant any formal action under this Act, the officer may
informally caution the youth against further offending and proceed no further
against the youth.
(2) If a youth is
informally cautioned under this section, no further proceedings may be taken
against the youth for the offence in relation to which the youth was
cautioned.
(3) A record (whether
made before or after the commencement of this subsection) of an informal
caution given to a youth does not constitute a criminal record of the youth
and may not be referred to—
(a) for
the purposes of a criminal record check; or
(b)
without the youth's consent—in any judicial proceedings.
(4) A record of an
informal caution made and kept before the commencement of this subsection will
be taken to have been legally made and kept.