R.S., 1985, c. Y-1, s. 5; R.S., 1985, c. 24 (2nd Supp.), s. 3.
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Certain proceedings may be taken before justices.
6. Any proceeding that may be carried out before a justice under the Criminal Code, other than a plea, a trial or an adjudication, may be carried out before a justice in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by a young person, and any process that may be issued by a justice under the Criminal Code may be issued by a justice in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by a young person.
R.S., 1985, c. Y-1, s. 6; R.S., 1985, c. 24 (2nd Supp.), s. 4.
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DETENTION PRIOR TO DISPOSITION.
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Designated place of temporary detention.
7. (1) A young person who is.
(a) arrested and detained prior to the making of a disposition in respect of the young person under section 20, or.
(b) detained pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection 32(6).
shall, subject to subsection (4), be detained in a place of temporary detention designated as such by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of the appropriate province or his delegate or in a place within a class of such places so designated.
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Exception.
(1.1) A young person who is detained in a place of temporary detention pursuant to subsection (1) may, in the course of being transferred from that place to the court or from the court to that place, be held under the supervision and control of a peace officer.
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Detention separate from adults.
(2) A young person referred to in subsection (1) shall be held separate and apart from any adult who is detained or held in custody unless a youth court judge or a justice is satisfied that.
(a) the young person cannot, having regard to his own safety or the safety of others, be detained in a place of detention for young persons; or.
(b) no place of detention for young persons is available within a reasonable distance.
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Transfer by provincial director.
(3) A young person who is detained in custody in accordance with subsection (1) may, during the period of detention, be transferred by the provincial director from one place of temporary detention to another.
