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Enforced by: Local Authority, Police
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 3 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

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Part 1

Prevention of Cruelty and Exposure to Moral and Physical Danger

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21 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Cruelty to persons under sixteen.

s.002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.003 Allowing persons under sixteen to be in brothels.

s.004 Causing or allowing persons under sixteen to be used for begging.

s.005 Giving intoxicating liquor to children under five.

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s.007 Sale of tobacco, &c. to persons under eighteen.

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s.009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.010 Vagrants preventing children from receiving education.

s.011 †Exposing children under seven to risk of burning.

s.012 Failing to provide for safety of children at entertainments.

s.012 Restricted premises orders

s.012 Restricted sale orders

s.012 Enforcement

s.012 Interpretation

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s.014 Mode of charging offences and limitation of time.

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s.017 Interpretation of Part I.

Part 2

Employment

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14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.018 Restrictions on employment of children.

s.018 Regulations under section 18: further provision

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s.020 Street trading.

s.021 Penalties and legal proceedings in respect of general provisions as to employment.

s.022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.023 Prohibition against persons under sixteen taking part in performances endangering life or limb.

s.024 Restrictions on training for performances of a dangerous nature.

s.025 Restrictions on persons under eighteen going abroad for the purpose of performing for profit.

s.026 Punishment of contraventions of last foregoing section and proceedings with respect thereto.

s.027 Byelaws.

s.028 Powers of entry.

s.029 Savings.

s.030 Interpretation of Part II.

Part 3

Protection of Children and Young Persons in relation to Criminal and Summary Proceedings

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34 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.031 Separation of children and young persons from adults in police stations, courts, &c.

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s.034 Attendance at court of parent of child or young person charged with an offence, &c.

s.034 Attendance at court of parent or guardian.

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s.036 Prohibition against children being present in court during the trial of other persons.

s.037 Power to clear court while child or young person is giving evidence in certain cases.

s.038 Evidence of child of tender years.

s.039 Power to prohibit publication of certain matter....

s.039 Prohibition on publication of certain matters: providers of information society services

s.040 Warrant to search for or remove a child or young person.

s.041 Power to proceed with case in absence of child or young person.

s.042 Extension of power to take deposition of child or young person.

s.043 Admission of deposition of child or young person in evidence.

s.044 General considerations.

s.045 Constitution of Youth courts.

s.046 Assignment of certain matters to youth courts.

s.047 Procedure in youth courts.

s.048 Miscellaneous provisions as to powers of youth courts.

s.049 Restrictions on reports of proceedings in which children or young persons are concerned.

s.050 Age of criminal responsibility.

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s.052 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.053 Punishment of certain grave crimes.

s.054 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.055 Power to order parent or guardian to pay fine,

s.056 Power of other courts to remit juvenile offenders to juvenile courts.

s.057 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.058 Power of Secretary of State to send certain juvenile offenders to approved schools.

s.059 Miscellaneous provisions as to summary proceedings against juvenile offenders.

s.060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.061 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Part 4

Remand Homes, Approved Schools, and Persons To whose care children and young persons may be committed

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.077 Provision of remand homes by councils of counties and county boroughs.

s.078 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.079 Approval of schools.

s.080 Provision of approved schools by local authorities.

s.081 Classification, administration, and management.

s.082 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part 5

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.092 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.094 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.095 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part 6

Supplemental

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14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.096 ` Provisions as to local authorities.

s.097 Modifications of last foregoing section as to City of London.

s.098 †Institution of proceedings by local or poor law authorities.

s.099 Presumption and determination of age.

s.100 Evidence of wages of defendant.

s.101 Application of Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

s.102 †Appeals to quarter sessions.

s.103 Power of Secretary of State to appoint inspectors.

s.104 Exchequer grants and expenses of Secretary of State.

s.105 Variation of Orders in Council.

s.106 Provisions as to documents, &c.

s.107 Interpretation.

s.108 Transitory provisions.

s.109 †Short title, commencement, extent, and repeals.

Schedules

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s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists... Prosecution

Fail to remove cached child-safety content when requiredAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch002 Where notice of recommendations or a copy of a proposed... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Lord Chancellor must consider representations before making an orderCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch002 It shall be the duty of the magistrates’ courts committee... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Magistrates' courts committees must review youth courts when directedLocal authority

48 other schedules

s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...

s.sch001a (1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...

s.sch001a (1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule....

s.sch002 The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall...

s.sch002 A magistrates’ courts committee, before submitting recommendations for an order...

s.sch002 Where the Lord Chancellor proposes to make an order under...

s.sch002 The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall...

s.sch002 Youth courts shall be constituted for the whole of the...

s.sch002 Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule—

s.sch002 (1) Where, in the the case of any sitting of...

s.sch002 If at any time, by reason of illness or other...

s.sch002 Where it appears to the chairman that a youth court...

s.sch002 The Lord Chief Justice, in nominating any persons under this...

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s.sch002 A justice shall not be qualified to sit as a...

s.sch002 An order of the Lord Chancellor under this Schedule shall...

s.sch002 Any such order may contain supplementary, incidental and consequential provisions....

s.sch002 The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder...

s.sch002 A youth court may consist of a District Judge (Magistrates’...

s.sch002 Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this...

s.sch002 A magistrates’ courts committee may make recommendations to the Lord...

s.sch002 Subject to the provisions of this Schedule—

s.sch002 Where a combined youth court panelis formed for any petty...

s.sch002 No order under this Schedule shall provide for the formation...

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s.sch002 An order under this Schedule providing for the formation of...

s.schedule fifth para.1 Any Order in Council, order, or regulation made, any certificate...

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s.schedule fifth para.2 Any rule, byelaw, warrant or licence under any enactment repealed...

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s.schedule fourth para.1 (1) The Secretary of State may make rules for the...

s.schedule fourth para.14 The Managers of any approved school may, as part of...

s.schedule fourth para.2 No substantial addition to, or diminution or alteration of, the...

s.schedule fourth para.3 A minister of the religious persuasion to which a person...

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