Children and Young Persons Act 1963

CH. 37

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

SUPERVISION ORDERS

Contents and duration of supervision orders

1. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a supervision order may contain such provisions as the court, having regard to the particular circumstances of the case, considers necessary for effect- ing the purpose of the order.

2. A supervision order shall cease to have effect when the person placed under supervision attains the age of eighteen.

Discharge and amendment

3.—(1) A juvenile court may, upon the application of the person under supervision, or of the person under whose supervision he is, discharge the supervision order.

(2) Without prejudice to its power under the preceding sub- paragraph, where an order is in force committing the person under supervision to the care of a fit person, the juvenile court may dis- charge the supervision order on the application of that person or, where the other order is revoked, without any application.

4. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, if a juvenile court is satisfied that a person under supervision proposes to change, or has changed, his residence to another petty sessions area, the court may, and if an application in that behalf is made by the person under whose supervision he is shall, by order amend the supervision order by substituting for the petty sessions area named therein (or, as the case may be, by inserting therein) the petty sessions area where the person under supervision proposes to reside or is residing.

(2) If the supervision order contains requirements which, in the opinion of the court, cannot be complied with unless the person under supervision continues to reside in the same petty sessions area, the court shall not amend the order as aforesaid unless, in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule, it cancels those requirements or substitutes therefor other requirements which can be so complied with.

5.-(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, a juvenile court may, on the application of any person, by order amend a supervision order-

(a) by substituting for the supervision of a probation officer supervision by a person appointed for the purpose by the

court; or

(b) by substituting for the supervision of a person appointed for the purpose by the court supervision by some other person so appointed or supervision by a probation officer;

or

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