12.-(1) Where a child or young person charged with any offence is tried by any Court and the Court is satisfied of his guilt the Court shall take into consideration the manner in which, under the provisions of this or any other Law or otherwise enabling the Court to deal with the case, the case should be dealt with, namely whether-
(a) by dismissing the charge;
(b) by dealing with the case under the various provisions of the Probation of Offenders Law;
(c) by committing the offender to the care of a relative or other fit person;
(d) by sending the offender to a reform school;
(ε) by ordering the offender to pay a fine, damages or costs to which he is liable;
or
(στ) where the offender is a young person sentence him to imprisonment for the term for which he is liable.
(2) No child shall in any case be sentenced to imprisonment and no young person shall be sentenced to imprisonment if he can be suitably dealt with in any other way as set out in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (ε) of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) No appeal as to sentence shall lie where a child is sentenced to a whipping only.
(4) Where an order under this section is made by a Court the order shall, for the purpose of revesting or restoring stolen property and of enabling the Court to make orders as to the restitution or delivery of property to the owner and as to the payment of money upon, or in connection with, such restitution or delivery, have the like effect as a conviction.