(1) A cautioning police officer who gives or attends the giving of a youth caution to a child for an alleged offence must ensure that the youth caution is given as soon as reasonably practicable after the commission of the alleged offence.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents a youth caution being given to a child for an alleged offence at any stage after a criminal proceeding has been commenced against the child for that offence.
Note
See section 141.