[Rev. 2012] Children CAP. 141 182. Regulations The Minister in consultation with the Council may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Part, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for any of the following purposes— (a) for regulating and maintaining supervision over the activities of adoption societies and persons or bodies of persons purporting to assist in making arrangements for the adoption of children; or (b) for regulating the making of international adoptions and prescribing safeguards therefor; or (c) for prescribing the manner in which arrangements for adoption shall be conducted; or (d) for prescribing any matter authorised or required to be prescribed under this Part. 183. Rules of court under this Part The Chief Justice may make rules of court directing the manner in which applications to court have to be made and generally providing for matter of procedure and incidental matters arising under this Part. PART XIII – CHILD OFFENDERS 184. Jurisdiction of Children’s Courts (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Parts II and VII of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75), a Children’s Court may try a child for any offence except for— (a) the offence of murder; or (b) an offence with which the child is charged together with a person or persons of or above the age of eighteen years. (2) References to subordinate courts of any class, in the First Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75), include a Children’s Court. 185. Power to remit cases to Children’s Court (1) Subject to any rules or directions made or issued by the Chief Justice, where it appears to a court, other than a Children’s Court, at any stage of the proceedings that a child is charged before it with an offence other than murder and is not charged together with a person or persons of or above the age of eighteen years, the court may, and where within the area of a subordinate court’s jurisdiction there is established a Children’s Court having jurisdiction, the subordinate court shall remit the case to a Children’s Court: Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as preventing a court, if it considers in the circumstances (including the stage reached in the proceedings) that it is proper so to do, from proceeding with the hearing and determination of the charge. (2) Where in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a case is remitted to a Children’s Court after a finding that the child charged is C15 - 87 [Issue 1]