UK Act of Parliament
1933
United Kingdom
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
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Schedules
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(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...
(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...
(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists...
(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...
(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule....
The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall...
A magistrates’ courts committee, before submitting recommendations for an order...
Where the Lord Chancellor proposes to make an order under...
Where notice of recommendations or a copy of a proposed...
The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall...
Youth courts shall be constituted for the whole of the...
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule—
(1) Where, in the the case of any sitting of...
If at any time, by reason of illness or other...
Where it appears to the chairman that a youth court...
The Lord Chief Justice, in nominating any persons under this...
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A justice shall not be qualified to sit as a...
An order of the Lord Chancellor under this Schedule shall...
Any such order may contain supplementary, incidental and consequential provisions....
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder...
A youth court may consist of a District Judge (Magistrates’...
Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this...
A magistrates’ courts committee may make recommendations to the Lord...
It shall be the duty of the magistrates’ courts committee...
Subject to the provisions of this Schedule—
Where a combined youth court panelis formed for any petty...
No order under this Schedule shall provide for the formation...
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An order under this Schedule providing for the formation of...
Any Order in Council, order, or regulation made, any certificate...
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Any rule, byelaw, warrant or licence under any enactment repealed...
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(1) The Secretary of State may make rules for the...
The Managers of any approved school may, as part of...
No substantial addition to, or diminution or alteration of, the...
A minister of the religious persuasion to which a person...
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Browse 93 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Cruelty to persons under sixteen.
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Allowing persons under sixteen to be in brothels.
Causing or allowing persons under sixteen to be used for begging.
Giving intoxicating liquor to children under five.
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Sale of tobacco, &c. to persons under eighteen.
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Vagrants preventing children from receiving education.
†Exposing children under seven to risk of burning.
Failing to provide for safety of children at entertainments.
Restricted premises orders
Restricted sale orders
Enforcement
Interpretation
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Mode of charging offences and limitation of time.
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Interpretation of Part I.
Restrictions on employment of children.
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Street trading.
Penalties and legal proceedings in respect of general provisions as to employment.
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Prohibition against persons under sixteen taking part in performances endangering life or limb.
Restrictions on training for performances of a dangerous nature.
Restrictions on persons under eighteen going abroad for the purpose of performing for profit.
Punishment of contraventions of last foregoing section and proceedings with respect thereto.
Byelaws.
Powers of entry.
Savings.
Interpretation of Part II.
Separation of children and young persons from adults in police stations, courts, &c.
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Attendance at court of parent of child or young person charged with an offence, &c.
Attendance at court of parent or guardian.
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Prohibition against children being present in court during the trial of other persons.
Power to clear court while child or young person is giving evidence in certain cases.
Evidence of child of tender years.
Power to prohibit publication of certain matter....
Prohibition on publication of certain matters: providers of information society services
Warrant to search for or remove a child or young person.
Power to proceed with case in absence of child or young person.
Extension of power to take deposition of child or young person.
Admission of deposition of child or young person in evidence.
General considerations.
Constitution of Youth courts.
Assignment of certain matters to youth courts.
Procedure in youth courts.
Miscellaneous provisions as to powers of youth courts.
Restrictions on reports of proceedings in which children or young persons are concerned.
Age of criminal responsibility.
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Punishment of certain grave crimes.
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Power to order parent or guardian to pay fine,
Power of other courts to remit juvenile offenders to juvenile courts.
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Power of Secretary of State to send certain juvenile offenders to approved schools.
Miscellaneous provisions as to summary proceedings against juvenile offenders.
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Provision of remand homes by councils of counties and county boroughs.
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Approval of schools.
Provision of approved schools by local authorities.
Classification, administration, and management.
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` Provisions as to local authorities.
Modifications of last foregoing section as to City of London.
†Institution of proceedings by local or poor law authorities.
Presumption and determination of age.
Evidence of wages of defendant.
Application of Summary Jurisdiction Acts.
†Appeals to quarter sessions.
Power of Secretary of State to appoint inspectors.
Exchequer grants and expenses of Secretary of State.
Variation of Orders in Council.
Provisions as to documents, &c.
Interpretation.
Transitory provisions.
†Short title, commencement, extent, and repeals.
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