The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

Youth justice system N.I.

16.—(1) In Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 9) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Where the court decides not to release a child as mentioned in Article 12(1), it shall give reasons for doing so in open court and—

(a) if the child has not attained the age of 17, shall (subject to paragraph (1A)) make an order committing him to a juvenile justice centre; and

(b) if the child has attained the age of 17, shall (subject to paragraph (1B)) make an order committing him to a young offenders centre).” .

(2) In each of the following provisions for “17” substitute “ 18 ”

(a) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) Article 8(6) of the Anti-social Behaviour (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 12) (reporting restrictions in cases involving persons under 17).

F1 Art. 16(2)(a) repealed (1.4.2009) by Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(4), 102(2), Sch. 6 Pt. 1; S.R. 2009/120, art. 2, Sch. 1 paras. 17, 19(h) (subject to Sch. 2 para. 1)