The Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992

Application and interpretation of Part III

13.—(1) This Part applies in connection with proceedings in a court in the case of any child or young person in relation to whom proceedings are brought or proposed to be brought under—

(a) section 72 or 73 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968(1)(persons subject to supervision requirements or orders moving from or to Scotland), or

(b) regulations made under section 25 of the Act of 1989 (authority to retain child in secure accommodation),

except that rules 14, 16(2), 20 and 21 do not apply in connection with proceedings under the enactments mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above.

(2) In this Part—

“the applicant” means the person by whom proceedings are brought or proposed to be brought;

“court”, in relation to proceedings of the kind mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), means a magistrates' court, whether a youth court or not, but does not include a family proceedings court; and

“the relevant minor” means the person in relation to whom proceedings are brought or proposed to be brought as mentioned in paragraph (1).

(1)

1968 c. 49; sections 72 and 73 were amended by the Act of 1969, Schedule 5, paragraphs 58 and 59 and Schedule 6.