Youth Criminal Justice Act

Marginal note:Application of Part XXIII of Criminal Code

• 50 (1) Subject to section 74 (application of Criminal Code to adult sentences), Part XXIII (sentencing) of the Criminal Code does not apply in respect of proceedings under this Act except for paragraph 718.2(e) (sentencing principle for Aboriginal offenders), sections 722 (victim impact statement), 722.1 (copy of statement) and 722.2 (community impact statement), subsection 730(2) (period for which appearance notice, etc., continues in force) and sections 748 (to whom pardon may be granted), 748.1 (remission by the Governor in Council) and 749 (royal prerogative) of that Act, which provisions apply with any modifications that the circumstances require.

• Marginal note:Section 787 of Criminal Code does not apply

  (2) Section 787 (general penalty) of the Criminal Code does not apply in respect of proceedings under this Act.