Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968

N.I. General

[F1 35 Notification as to proceedings under Part II N.I.

(1) Where on the complaint of any person charging an offence under this Part with respect to a child or young person a summons or warrant is issued, the complainant shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify to the appropriate authority—

(a) the nature of the charge, and

(b) the name and address of the child, so far as known to the complainant.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply where the complainant is the appropriate authority.

(3) In this section “the appropriate authority” means the authority within whose area the child's address is or, if that is not known, the authority within whose area the offence is alleged to have been committed, and “authority” and “area” have the same meaning as in the Children Order.]

F1 1995 NI 2

[F2 36 Interpretation of Part II. N.I.

(1) For the purposes of this Part, the following shall be presumed to have responsibility for a child or young person—

(a) any person who—

(i) has parental responsibility for him (within the meaning of the Children Order); or

(ii) is otherwise legally liable to maintain him; and

(b) any person who has care of him.

(2) A person who is presumed to be responsible for a child or young person by virtue of subsection (1)(a) shall not be taken to have ceased to be responsible for him by reason only that he does not have care of him.]

F2 1995 NI 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 36 applied (21.2.2022) by Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c. 2), s. 11(2); S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(k)

C2 S. 36 applied (21.2.2022) by Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c. 2), s. 17(2); S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(q)