Children and Young Persons Act 1963

57 Newspaper and broadcast reports of proceedings involving children. E+W+S

(1)In section 39 of the principal Act and in section of the principal Scottish Act (which empower a court to prohibit the publication in newspapers of pictures or matter leading to the identifleation of children and young persons concerned in certain proceedings) the words “which arise out of any offence against, or any conduct contrary to, decency or morality” shall be omitted and for the word “against” in paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the words “by or against”.

F1(2)Section 49 of the principal Act and section 54 of the principal Scottish Act (which restrict newspaper reports of proceedings in [F2youth courts]) shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to any proceedings on appeal from a [F2youth court] (including an appeal by case stated or, in Scotland, stated case) as they apply in relation to proceedings in a [F2youth court].

[F3(3)[F4Sections 39 and 49 of the principal Act] shall extend to Scotland and the said [F4section 46] shall extend to England and Wales, but—

(a)references to a court in the said sections 39 and 49 shall not include a court in Scotland; and

(b)references to a court in the said [F4section 46] shall not include a court in England or Wales.]

(4)The said sections 39 and 49 and the said sections 46 . . . F5 shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to sound and television broadcasts as they apply in relation to newspapers.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2The text of ss. 16(1), 17(1)(2), 25(1), 31, 32, 34, 35(3), 36, 38(2), 43, 57(1), 64(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.