Article 8 Evidence in support of charge and cross-examination.

If the child or young person does not plead guilty the court shall hear the evidence of the witnesses in support of the charge. At the close of the evidence-in-chief of each witness the witness may be cross-examined by or on behalf of the child or young person.

If in any case where the child or young person is not legally represented or assisted in his defence as provided by rule 5, the child or young person, instead of asking questions by way of cross-examination, makes assertions, the court shall then put to the witness such questions as it thinks necessary on behalf of the child or young person and may for this purpose question the child or young person in order to bring out or clear up any point arising out of any such assertions.