S.79 Sentence of death shall not be pronounced on or recorded against a person convicted of an offence if it appears to the Court that at the time when the offence was committed he was under the age of eighteen years; but in lieu thereof the Court shall sentence him to be detained during the State's pleasure, and, if so sentenced, he shall be liable to be detained in such place and under such conditions as the Minister may direct, and whilst so detained shall be deemed to be in legal custody.
Art. 79 No se pronunciará ni se dejará constancia de una pena de muerte contra una persona condenada por un delito si el tribunal considera que, en el momento de cometerse, la persona era menor de dieciocho años; en lugar cambio, el tribunal lo condenará a prisión por el tiempo que determine el Estado y, en caso de imponerse esta condena, se le podrá recluir en un establecimiento penitenciario en las condiciones que el Ministro pueda determinar, y mientras esté así recluido se le considerará bajo custodia legal.