Section 97a
Community service order
If a Court For Children by or before which a child is found guilty of an offence, is of the opinion that it is appropriate to do so, the Court For Children may make an order requiring the child to perform community service not exceeding one hundred twenty hours in aggregate within the period not exceeding six months, at such time and place as may be specified by the Court
For Children.
(2)
During the period of community service order, the child—
(a)
shall submit to the supervision of a Social Welfare Officer;
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(b)
shall perform the community service for the number of hours in aggregate imposed on him by the Court For
Children within the period not exceeding six months;
(c)
shall not commit any offence; and
(d)
shall comply with such other requirements, as the Court
For Children having regard to the circumstances of the case considers necessary including any one or more of the following:
(i)
that the child shall attend interactive workshops organized at designated centres established for such purpose;
(ii)
if the child is in an educational institution, that the child shall attend the institution; or
(iii)
that the child shall attend counselling sessions conducted by a counsellor.
(3)
If the Court For Children makes a community service order under subsection (1), the Court For Children shall—
(a)
consider the recommendations and views of a probation officer as to the suitability of the community service to be performed by the child;
(b)
explain to the child in simple language, suitable to his age, maturity and understanding—
(i)
the effect of the order; and
(ii)
that failure to comply with any requirement of the order is an offence; and
(c)
give a copy of the order to—
(i)
the parent or guardian of the child;
(ii)
the child;
(iii)
the probation officer; and
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(iv)
except if it is itself the Supervising Court, the
Court For Children for the district or area named in the order in which the child is required to perform the community service.