Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)Chapter 2 : Application of Act, Criminal Capacity of Children under the age of 14 years and matters related to agePart 1 : Application of Act6. Seriousness of offences |
| (1) | In order to determine the seriousness of offences for purposes of this Act, the categories of offences are listed in the following order, beginning with the category of least serious offences: |
| (a) | offences contained in Schedule 1; |
| (b) | offences contained in Schedule 2; and |
| (c) | offences contained in Schedule 3. |
| (2) | In the case of a child being charged with more than one offence which are dealt with in the same criminal proceedings, the most serious offence must guide the manner in which the child must be dealt with in terms of this Act. |
| (3) | In the case of a child being charged with more than one offence which are dealt with in separate criminal proceedings, subsection (2) does not apply. |