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Section 7: Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate not empowered under the Act

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000Union territory Act of Chandigarh · Act 56 of 2000

(1) When any Magistrate not empowered to exercise the powers of a Board under this Act is of the opinion that a person brought before him under any of the provisions of this Act (other than for the purpose of giving evidence), is a juvenile or the child, he shall without any delay record such opinion and forward the juvenile or the child, and the record of the proceeding to the competent authority having jurisdiction over the proceeding.

(2) The competent authority to which the proceeding is forwarded under sub-section (1) shall hold the inquiry as if the juvenile or the child had originally been brought before it.

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ActThe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
Section7
Marginal noteProcedure to be followed by a Magistrate not empowered under the Act
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it4

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