Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c.54) E+W

16 In subsection (8) of section 7 of the 1969 Act (alterations in treatment of young offenders etc.), for the words from “person guilty” to “were begun” there shall be substituted the words “ child or young person guilty of an offence ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 16 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 16 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)

17 In section 11 of the 1969 Act (supervision orders), for the words “a local authority designated by the order or of a probation officer” there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“(a) a local authority designated by the order;

(b) a probation officer; or

(c) a member of a youth offending team,”

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 8 para. 17 wholly in force; Sch. 3 para. 17 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; Sch. 8 para. 17 in force at 30.9.1998 in the areas specified in Sch. 1 of the said S.I. by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (subject to savings in art. 9); Sch. 8 para. 17 to the extent that it is not already in force, comes into force at 1.4.2000 by S.I. 2000/924, art. 2

18 Section 12D of the 1969 Act (duty of court to state in certain cases that requirement in place of custodial sentence) shall cease to have effect.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 8 para. 18 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 18 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)

19 After subsection (3) of section 13 of the 1969 Act (selection of supervisor) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(4) Where a provision of a supervision order places a person under the supervision of a member of a youth offending team, the supervisor shall be a member of a team established by the local authority within whose area it appears to the court that the supervised person resides or will reside.”

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 8 para. 19 wholly in force; Sch. 3 para. 19 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; Sch. 8 para. 19 in force at 30.9.1998 in the areas specified in Sch. 1 of the said S.I. by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (subject to savings in art. 9); Sch. 8 para. 19 in force at 1.4.2000 to the extent that it is not already in force by S.I. 2000/924, art. 2

20 (1) In subsection (8) of section 16 of the 1969 Act (provisions supplementary to section 15), after the words “under the preceding section” there shall be inserted the words “ by a relevant court (within the meaning of that section) ”.

(2) Subsection (10) of that section shall cease to have effect.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 8 para. 20 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 20 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)

21 After section 16A of the 1969 Act there shall be inserted the following section—

“16B Application of section 12 of Criminal Justice Act 1991 etc.

“16B (1) The provisions of section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (curfew orders) shall apply for the purposes of section 15(3)(a) of this Act but as if—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from the beginning to “before which he is convicted” there were substituted the words “Where a court considers it appropriate to make a curfew order in respect of any person in pursuance of section 15(3)(a) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969, the court”; and

(b) in subsection (8), for the words “on conviction” there were substituted the words “on the date on which his failure to comply with a requirement included in the supervision order was proved to the court”.

(2) Schedule 2 to the M1 Criminal Justice Act 1991 (enforcement etc. of community orders), so far as relating to curfew orders, shall also apply for the purposes of that section but as if—

(a) the power conferred on the magistrates’ court by each of paragraphs 3(1)(d) and 7(2)(a)(ii) to deal with the offender for the offence in respect of which the order was made were a power to deal with the offender, for his failure to comply with a requirement included in the supervision order, in any manner in which the relevant court could deal with him for that failure to comply if it had just been proved to the satisfaction of that court;

(b) the power conferred on the Crown Court by paragraph 4(1)(d) to deal with the offender for the offence in respect of which the order was made were a power to deal with the offender, for his failure to comply with such a requirement, in any manner in which that court could deal with him for that failure to comply if it had just been proved to its satisfaction;

(c) the reference in paragraph 7(1)(b) to the offence in respect of which the order was made were a reference to the failure to comply in respect of which the curfew order was made; and

(d) the power conferred on the Crown Court by paragraph 8(2)(b) to deal with the offender for the offence in respect of which the order was made were a power to deal with the offender, for his failure to comply with a requirement included in the supervision order, in any manner in which the relevant court (if that order was made by a magistrates’ court) or the Crown Court (if that order was made by the Crown Court) could deal with him for that failure to comply if it had just been proved to the satisfaction of that court.

(3) For the purposes of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (d) above, as applied by that subsection, if the supervision order is no longer in force the relevant court’s powers shall be determined on the assumption that it is still in force.

(4) In this section “relevant court” has the same meaning as in section 15 above.”

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 8 para. 21 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 21 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)

Marginal Citations

M1 1991 c.53.

22 E+W In subsection (14) of section 23 of the 1969 Act (remands and committals to local authority accommodation), paragraph (a) shall cease to have effect.

23 E+W In subsection (1) of section 70 of the 1969 Act (interpretation), after the definition of “young person” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““youth offending team” means a team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.”

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 8 para. 23 partly in force; Sch. 3 para. 23 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; Sch. 8 para. 23 in force at 30.9.1998 in the areas specified in Sch. 1 of the said S.I. by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (subject to savings in art. 9); Sch. 8 para. 23 in force at 1.4.2000 to the extent that it is not already in force by S.I. 2000/924, art. 2