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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90</dc:identifier><dc:title>Children Act 1989</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organisations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1989-11-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-08-27</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-09-01</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2026-07-15"><Number>Part XII</Number><Title> Miscellaneous and General</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/part/XII/crossheading/criminal-care-and-supervision-orders" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/part/XII/crossheading/criminal-care-and-supervision-orders" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-XII-crossheading-criminal-care-and-supervision-orders" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1991-10-14"><Title> Criminal care and supervision orders</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1992-10-01"><Title> Care and supervision orders in criminal proceedings.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/90" id="section-90"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c15170421"/>90</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/1" id="section-90-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The power of a court to make an order under subsection (2) of section 1 of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c15170431"/>Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (care proceedings in <Addition ChangeId="d29p18780" CommentaryRef="c15170441"> youth courts</Addition>) where it is of the opinion that the condition mentioned in paragraph (f) of that subsection (“<Term id="term-the-offence-condition">the offence condition</Term>”) is satisfied is hereby abolished.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/2" id="section-90-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The powers of the court to make care orders—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/2/a" id="section-90-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>under section 7(7)(a) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (alteration in treatment of young offenders <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>); and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/2/b" id="section-90-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>under section 15(1) of that Act, on discharging a supervision order made under section 7(7)(b) of that Act,</Text></P3para></P3><Text> are hereby abolished.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/90/3" id="section-90-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The powers given by that Act to include requirements in supervision orders shall have effect subject to amendments made by Schedule 12.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c15170421" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 90 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/828" id="c05150" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="828">S.I. 1991/828</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c05150" id="c05151" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/828/article/3/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c15170431" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1969/54" id="c05152" Year="1969" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="54">1969 c. 54</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c15170441" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 90(1) substituted (1.10.1992) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/53" id="c05154" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="53" Title="Criminal Justice Act 1991">Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c05154" id="c05155" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/53/section/100" SectionRef="section-100">s. 100</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c05154" id="c05156" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/53/schedule/11/paragraph/40" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-40">Sch. 11 para. 40</CitationSubRef> (2)(r); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/333" id="c05157" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="333">S.I. 1992/333</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c05157" id="c05158" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/333/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c05157" id="c05159" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/333/schedule/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch.2</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>