Article 4

Any reference to a young persons in any provision of the Act specified in paragraph (2) of this Article shall be construed as including a child who has attained the age of 10 years.

The provisions of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article are sections 5(8) (decision to lay an information against a young person to be notified to the appropriate local authority), 7(7) (orders in criminal proceedings against young persons), 7(8) (remittals), 9(1) (investigations by local authorities), 23(1) (remand to care of local authorities) and 29(1) (release or further detention of arrested children and young persons).