Section 94 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:

(2A)  If the Court is satisfied that the youth is unlikely to appear at the hearing of the application –

(a) subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the application; and

(b) the Court may issue a warrant to arrest the youth.

(2B)  If the youth is before the Court –

(a) an application to the Court may be made orally under subsection (1) ; and

(b) subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the application.