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Cautions.
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25.—(1) A caution shall be administered to every child admitted to the Programme.
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(2) A formal caution shall be administered in a Garda Síochána station or, in exceptional circumstances, elsewhere by—
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(a) a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of inspector, or
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(b) a juvenile liaison officer who has been trained in mediation skills,
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in the presence of the parents or guardian and, if the caution has been administered by such a member of the Garda Síochána, a juvenile liaison officer.
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(3) An informal caution shall be administered by a juvenile liaison officer in a Garda Síochána station, in the child's normal place of residence or in exceptional circumstances elsewhere, in the presence of the parents of guardian of the child.
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(4) In this section—
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“formal caution” means a caution to be administered to a child where—
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(a) no previous caution has been administered, or
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(b) one or more than one informal or formal caution has been previously administered,
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and the Director considers that the child's criminal behaviour was of such a nature that it could not be adequately dealt with by way of informal caution;
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“informal caution” means a caution to be administered to a child where—
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(a) no previous caution has been administered, or
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(b) one or more than one informal caution has been previously administered,
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and the Director considers that the child's criminal behaviour was not sufficiently serious to warrant a formal caution.
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