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Substitution of section 18 of Act of 2001.
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123.— The following section is substituted for section 18 of the Act of 2001:
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“Principle.
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18.— Unless the interests of society otherwise require and subject to this Part, any child who—
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(a) has committed an offence, or
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(b) has behaved anti-socially,
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and who accepts responsibility for his or her criminal or anti-social behaviour shall be considered for admission to a diversion programme (in this Part referred to as the Programme) having the objective set out in section 19.”.
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