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Part I Care and Control of Children and Young Persons
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Children and young persons in need of care, protection or control
Juvenile courts and proceedings in connection with children and young persons
18. Jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in certain cases involving children and young persons.
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23. Children and young persons detained in places of safety.
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25. Attendance at court of parents of child or young person brought before court.
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28. Form of oath for use in juvenile courts and by children and young persons in other courts.
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Part II Employment of Children and Young Persons
37. Restriction on persons under 16 taking part in public performances, etc.
38.Restriction on licences for performances by children under 14.
39. Supplementary provisions as to licences under section 37.
41. Licences for training persons between 12 and 16 for performances of a dangerous nature.
42. Licences for children and young persons performing abroad.
Part III Miscellaneous and General
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Children and young persons escaping to other parts of British Islands
CONSTITUTION OF JUVENILE COURTS
Part I OUTSIDE METROPOLITAN AREA
13.The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall...
14.Juvenile courts shall be constituted for the whole of the...
17.Where it appears to the chairman that a juvenile court...
18.The Secretary of State, in nominating any persons under this...
19.The enactments relating to the provision of land and buildings...
Minor and Consequential Amendments
4.For subsection (3) of section 18 there shall be substituted...
5.In section 23, for the words “public performance” there shall...
9.In section 28(1) for the words “an entertainment or performance”...
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13.In section 53(4), for the words “shall return” there shall...
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