9. Establishment of a separate Children's Court

(1) Tho Government may within any specified area specially invest any Magistrate of the first class with all the powers exercisable by a Magistrate of the first class under this Act. A Magistrate who is so specially invested with such power will be called "Children's Court". (2) When such Court is established under sub-section (I), all other Magistrates within that area shall cease to exerdse such powers in cases where the child is tried singly or jointly with other adult co-accused.