Children and Young Persons Act 1963
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(2) Where a complaint has been made under this section for an order against a local authority, the local authority shall make available to the court such information as to the home sur- roundings, school record, health and character of the child or young person as appears to them likely to assist the court and shall for that purpose make such investigations as may be necessary.
(3) On the hearing of a complaint under this section the child or young person shall not be present.
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4. Where a child or young person is brought, under section Power to send 62 of the principal Act, before a juvenile court other than case under one acting for the petty sessions area in which he resides and the principal court is of opinion that he might be found to be in need of Act to local care, protection or control, the court may, instead of dealing juvenile court. with the case, direct that he be brought before a juvenile court acting for the petty sessions area in which he resides; and where the court so directs—
(a) it shall be the duty of the local authority in whose area the child or young person resides to bring him before such a court under the said section 62 within twenty- one days; and
(b) the court may give such directions as appear to it neces- sary with regard to the custody of the child or young person until he can be brought before that juvenile court and shall cause the clerk of that juvenile court to be informed.
Supervision orders and powers of court to deal with persons
under supervision or in care of local authority
5.-(1) Any supervision order (that is to say, any order made Supervision under any provision of the principal Act placing a child or young orders. person under the supervision of a probation officer or of some other person appointed for the purpose by the court) which is made or amended after the commencement of this Act shall name the petty sessions area in which the person placed under super- vision resides or will reside; and any powers exercisable by a juvenile court-
(a) in relation to a supervision order so made or amended,
shall be exercisable by a juvenile court acting for the petty sessions area for the time being named in the order; and
(b) in relation to a supervision order made before and not amended after the commencement of this Act, shall be exercisable by a juvenile court acting for the petty sessions area in which the person placed under super- vision resides.
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