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section 17.
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F2Sch. 2 repealed (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 10; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(aa)
Section 64.
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F3Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
4E+W+SFor subsection (3) of section 18 there shall be substituted the following subsection:—
“(3)Nothing in this section, or in any byelaw made under this section, shall prevent a child from taking part in a performance—
(a)under the authority of a licence granted under this Part of this Act ; or
(b)in a case where by virtue of section 37(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 no licence that section is required for him to take part in the performance.”
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C1The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
5E+W+SIn section 23, for the words “public performance” there shall be substituted the words “performance to which section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 applies and”.
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C2The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
6(1)In subsection (2) of section 24 for the words “petty sessional court” there shall be substituted the words “local authority”.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (4) of that section for the word “court”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “authority”.
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C3The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
7U.K.In the proviso to section 25(1), for the words “Great Britain and Ireland” there shall he substituted the words “the United Kingdom”.
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C4The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F4Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
9E+W+SIn section 28(1) for the words “an entertainment or performance” there shall be substituted the words “a performance”.
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C5The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F6Sch. 3 para. 11 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6)(7), Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
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F7Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
13E+W+SIn section 53(4), for the words “shall return” there shall be substituted the words “may be arrested without warrant by any constable and taken”; and the words from “and if he fails” to the end of the section shall be omitted.
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C6The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F8Sch. 3 para. 14 repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(4), 168(1), Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)
15E+W+SIn section 58, for the words “for the detention of the person to whom it relates” there shall be substituted the words “for his detention in that approved school or in such other approved school as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine”.
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C7The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F12S. 19, Sch. 3 paras. 28, 51 repealed by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
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(2)For subsection (3) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection:—
“(3)Nothing in this section or in any byelaw made under this section shall prevent a child from taking part in a performance—
(a)under the authority of a licence granted under this Part of this Act ; or
(b)in a case where by virtue of section 37(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 no licence under that section is required for him to take part in the performance.”
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F13Sch. 3 para. 29(1) repealed by Children Act 1972 (c. 44), Sch.
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C8The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
30E+W+SIn section 33, for the words “public performance” there shall be substituted the words “performance to which section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 applies and”.
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C9The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
31E+W+SIn section 36(1), for the words “an entertainment or performance” there shall be substituted the words “a performance”.
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C10The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
32E+W+SIn section 38(3), for the words “The said provisions” there shall be substituted the words “The provisions of this Part of this Act relating to employment”.
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C11The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F16S. 30, Sch. 3 paras. 38, 40 repealed (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), s. 89, Sch. 6
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F17Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
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F18S. 30, Sch. 3 paras. 38, 40 repealed (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), s. 89, Sch. 6
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F20Sch. 3 paras. 42, 43 and 45 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 (c. 50), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII
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F21Sch. 3 paras. 42, 43 and 45 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII
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F23Sch. 3 paras. 42, 43 and 45 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII
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50(1)In subsection (1) of section 29, after the words “or remand home” there shall be inserted the words “special reception centre or other place of safety”.U.K.
(2)In subsection (2) of that section, after the words “taken back to the prison or other institution” there shall be added the words “or place”.
(3)At the end of the section there shall be added the following subsection:—
“(3)In this section “special reception centre” has the same meaning as in the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and “place of safety” has—
(a)in relation to England and Wales, the same meaning as in that Act ; and
(b)in relation to Scotland, the same meaning as in the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937; and
(c)in relation to Northern Ireland, the same meaning as in the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1950.”
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C12The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F27S. 19, Sch. 3 paras. 28, 51 repealed by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
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F28S. 62, Sch. 4 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
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F29Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
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