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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c.37)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Children and Young Persons Act 1963

1963 CHAPTER 37

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Care and Control of Children and Young Persons

    1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Children and young persons in need of care, protection or control

      1. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 4—15... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Juvenile courts and proceedings in connection with children and young persons

      1. 16. Offences committed by children

      2. 17. Constitution and place of sitting of juvenile courts

      3. 18. Jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in certain cases involving children and young persons

      4. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 25. Attendance at court of parents of child or young person brought before court

      11. 26. Medical evidence by certificate

      12. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      13. 28. Form of oath for use in juvenile courts and by children and young persons in other courts

      14. 29. Provisions as to persons between the ages of 17 and 18

      15. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Increase of certain penalties

      1. 31. Increase of penalty for cruelty

      2. 32. Increase of penalty for sales of tobacco, etc., to persons under 16

      3. 33.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Employment of Children and Young Persons

    1. General provisions as to employment

      1. 34. Hours of employment

      2. 35. Street trading

      3. 36. Increase of certain penalties

    2. Entertainment

      1. 37. Restriction on persons under 16 taking part in public performances, etc

      2. 38.†Restriction on licences for performances by children under 14

      3. 39. Supplementary provisions as to licences under section 37

      4. 40. Offences

      5. 41. Licences for training persons between 12 and 16 for performances of a dangerous nature

      6. 42. Licences for children and young persons performing abroad

      7. 43. Extended powers of entry

    3. Construction of Part II

      1. 44. Construction of Part II

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 45—47... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 51, 52... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. Children and young persons escaping to other parts of British Islands

      1. 53. Arrest in one part of British Islands of children or young persons escaping in other part

    7. Amendment of Adoption Act 1958

      1. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 55. Emigration with consent of Secretary of State

    8. Miscellaneous

      1. 56. Prosecution of offences under Part I or Part II of principal Act

      2. 57. Newspaper and broadcast reports of proceedings involving children

      3. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. Supplementary provisions

      1. 60. Expenses

      2. 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 63. Interpretation

      5. 64.†Amendments, transitional provisions, and repeals

      6. 65. Citation, construction, commencement and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

  5. Schedule 2

    CONSTITUTION OF JUVENILE COURTS

  6. Schedule 3

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  7. SCHEDULE 4

  8. SCHEDULE 5

An Act to amend the law relating to children and young persons; and for purposes connected therewith.

[31st July 1963]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act (except Pt. II and s. 56) amended (E.W.) (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), ss. 78(1)(2)(c), 79(1)(4)(5)(e). (Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5) repealed (14.10.1991) with saving by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6)(7), Sch. 14 paras. 21, 27(4), Sch.15; S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2))

C2By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 10(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, arts. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1

Extent Information

E1For extent provisions see s. 65(3)(4)(5)

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 65(6); Act wholly in force at 3.9.1969

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