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C1Sch. 1 extended by Indecency with Children Act 1960 (c. 33), s. 1(3) and Suicide Act 1961 (c. 60), Sch. 1 Pt. I
The murder or manslaughter of a child or young person.
Infanticide.
[F1An offence under section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, in respect of a child or young person.]
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F1Words in Sch. 1 inserted (21.3.2005) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58(1), 60, Sch. 10 para. 2; S.I. 2005/579, art. 2(b)(c)
Any offence under sections twenty-seven, . . . F2 or fifty-six of the Offences against the M1Person Act 1861, and any offence against a child or young person under sections five, . . . F3 . . . F2 of that Act. . . . F2
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F2Words repealed by Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69), s. 52, Sch 4
F3Words repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170(2), Sch. 16
Marginal Citations
[F4Common assault, or battery.] . . . F5
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F4Words inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170(1), Sch. 15 para. 8
F5Entry repealed by Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69), s. 52, Sch. 4
Any offence under sections one, . . . F2 three, four, eleven or twenty-three of this Act.
[F6Any offence against a child or young person under any of sections 1 to 41, 47 to 53, 57 to 61, 66 and 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, or any attempt to commit such an offence. Any offence under section 62 or 63 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the intended offence was an offence against a child or young person, or any attempt to commit such an offence.]
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F6Sch. 1: entry substituted (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), ss. 139, 141, Sch. 6 para. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2
Any other offence involving bodily injury to a child or young person.
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F7Sch. 2 repealed (5.9.2007) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 50(2), 109(3), 110, Sch. 10; S.I. 2007/2706, art. 1
F8Sch. 2 substituted by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), s. 17(1), Sch. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Sch. 2 amended by S.I. 1985/1383, art. 3(6)
C3References to the metropolitan stipendiary court area amended by virtue of Administration of Justice Act 1964 (c. 42, SIF 82), s. 12(1)
C4Functions of the Secretary of State in Sch. 2 transferred (1.4.1992) to the Lord Chancellor by virtue of S.I. 1992/709, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. 1.
Sch. 2 modified (temp. from 19.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/1920, art. 4
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F63S. 60 and Sch. 3 repealed by Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 (c. 55), s. 132, Sch. 6
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Sections 81 and 106.
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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C12Sch. 4 (except paras. 1-3, 7, 14) extended by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), s. 11(2)(4)
F641(1)The Secretary of State may make rules for the management and discipline of approved schools, and different rules may be made as respects different schools or classes of school.E+W
(2)The managers of an approved school may make supplementary rules for the management and discipline of the school, but rules so made shall not have effect unless approved by the Secretary of State.
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F652No substantial addition to, or diminution or alteration of, the buildings or grounds of an approved school shall be made without the approval in writing of the Secretary of State.E+W
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F663A minister of the religious persuasion to which a person in an approved school belongs may visit him at the school on such days, at such times, and on such conditions, as may be fixed by rules made by the Secretary of State for the purpose of affording him religious assistance and instruction.E+W
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F6814The Managers of any approved school may, as part of the expenses of the management of the school, pay, or contribute towards the payment of—E+W
(a)a superannuation allowance or gratuity—
(i)to any officer who retires by reason of old age or permanent infirmity of mind or body;
(ii)to any officer, who, in accordance with the terms of his appointment, is required to vacate his office by reason of the death, or the retirement on account of old age or permanent infirmity, of another officer.
(b)a gratuity to any dependant of an officer who has died in the service of the school:
Provided that no payment or contribution in respect of any such superannuation allowance or gratuity shall be made unless it is made in accordance with rules approved by the Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Treasury for regulating the grant of such allowances and gratuities, or unless it is specially sanctioned by the Secretary of State.
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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C13Para 14 extended by Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948 (c. 33), s. 14
Section 103.
1Any Order in Council, order, or regulation made, any certificate given, any deposition taken, and anything done, under any enactment repealed by this Act shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been made, given, taken or done, under the corresponding provisions of this Act.E+W
2Any rule, byelaw, warrant or licence under any enactment repealed either by the M2Children and Young Persons Act 1932 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1932) or by this Act and re-enacted, with or without modifications, by this Act shall have the like effect, and the like proceedings may be had thereon and in respect thereof, as if it had been made, made and confirmed, or granted, under this Act:E+W
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to rules made under section fifty-four of the M3Children Act 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1908) for the management and discipline of a certified school or to byelaws made under section ninety-one of the M4Education Act 1921, with respect to street trading.
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F69Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F70Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F71Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F72Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F73Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F74Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F75Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F76Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F77Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F78Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F79Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F80Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F81Sch. 5 paras. 3-15 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VIII.
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F82S. 109(2)(4) and Sch. 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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