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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 No. 2839
47.—(1) A child shall not be ordered to be detained in custody—
(a)for contempt of court; or
(b)in default of payment of a fine, costs, damages or compensation.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a child who has attained the age of 16 if the court certifies that his behaviour is such that no other method of dealing with him is appropriate.
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