Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999

Part V Miscellaneous

Summons to or warrant for arrest of parent or guardian

18.  Where a child is brought before a court in any proceedings against him or for any other reason, a summons or warrant may be issued to enforce the attendance of a parent or guardian in accordance with Article 15 of the Order, in the same manner as if a complaint were made upon which a summons or warrant could be issued against a defendant under Part V of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and a summons to the child may include a summons to the parent or guardian to enforce his attendance as aforesaid.

Payment of sum or part thereof where offender ordered to attend at an attendance centre in default of payment

19.—(1) Where a child is ordered under Article 37 of the Order to attend at an attendance centre in default of payment of a sum of money, payment may be made—

(a) of the whole of the said sum, to the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district in which the order was made, at any time before the clerk in accordance with Article 37(8) of the Order serves a copy of the order on the officer in charge of the centre;

(b) of the whole, or subject to the restriction in paragraph (2), any part of the said sum, to the officer in charge of the centre specified in the order, at any time after such copy has been served on such officer.

(2) No sum tendered in part payment under paragraph (1) need be accepted unless it is an amount required to secure a reduction of one hour, or some multiple thereof, in the period of attendance specified in the order.

(3) The officer in charge of the centre shall, as soon as practicable, pay any money received by him under paragraph (1) to the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district in which the order was made, and shall note the receipt and payment and date thereof in the register kept at the attendance centre.

Signing of attendance centre orders

20.  Every order under Article 37 of the Order that a child attend at an attendance centre shall be signed by a resident magistrate or by the clerk of petty sessions.

Juvenile Justice Centre Order

21.—(1) Any summons or warrant issued under Article 41 of the Order shall direct the offender to appear or be brought before a youth court acting for the petty sessions district in which the offender resides.

(2) Where a court of summary jurisdiction revokes, or increases the period of detention of a juvenile justice centre order, it shall cause an entry to that effect to be made in the Order Book, opposite the entry relating to the making of the relevant order.

(3) Where a court of summary jurisdiction revokes, or increases the period of detention of a juvenile justice centre order which was not made by that court, the clerk of petty sessions shall—

(a) if the juvenile justice centre order was made by another court of summary jurisdiction, send a copy of the relevant entry in the Order Book to the clerk of petty sessions for that district; or

(b) if the juvenile justice centre order was made by the Crown Court, send a copy of the relevant entry in the Order Book to the chief clerk for the appropriate county court division.

(4) The clerk of petty sessions to whom notice under paragraph (3) is given, shall note the details given in the Order Book, opposite the entry relating to the making of the relevant juvenile justice centre order.

(5) In this Rule, “appropriate county court division” means the county court division in which is located the place at which the Crown Court sat when the juvenile justice centre order was made.

Forms

22.  The Forms in Schedule 1, or forms to the like effect, shall be used in proceedings to which the Order applies and in accordance with these Rules.