(1) The Court shall request a pre-sentence report prepared by a probation officer or any other person prior to the imposition of sentence on a child.
(2) The probation officer or other person shall complete the report under subsection (1) as soon as possible, but no later than one calendar month following the date on which the report was requested.
(3) The Court may dispense with a pre-sentence report if —
(a) a child is convicted for an offence under Schedule 1; or
(b) requiring the report would cause undue delay in the conclusion of the case to prejudice the child,
but the Court shall not impose a sentence with a residential requirement unless a pre-sentence report is submitted before the Court.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), “a sentence with a residential requirement” includes a sentence where the residential requirement is suspended.
(5) If the Court imposes a sentence involving detention in a secure residential facility, the Court shall certify on the warrant of detention that a pre-sentence report is submitted before the Court prior to the imposition of the sentence.