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Section 145 Failure to comply with probation order

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In any case where a child is to be brought before a court upon information given on oath that he has failed to comply with any of the requirements of a probation order—

(a)

the person under whose supervision the child has been placed shall immediately on being placed on oath inform the procurator fiscal on oath of the respects in which the child has so failed to comply, as far as known to him;

(b)

the citation (if any) requiring the appearance of the child shall be accompanied by a notice giving the reasons for the issue of such citation and stating in what respects it is alleged that any one or more of the requirements of the order has or have not been complied with by him, and in any case where the child has been apprehended without prior citation such notice shall be handed to him in court;

(c)

the court shall explain to the child in simple language suitable to his age and understanding the effect of the notice and shall then ask him whether he admits having failed to comply with the requirements of the order as alleged; provided that, where the notice has been handed to the child in court, the court may, if it thinks it desirable, adjourn the proceedings for 48 hours before so asking him;

(d)

if the child does not admit the alleged failure to comply with the requirements of the order, the proceedings shall thereafter be conducted and the matter shall be determined by the court in like manner as if the same were a matter which had arisen for determination upon the original complaint.