Children and Young Persons Act 1969

73 Citation, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Children and Young Persons Act 1969, and this Act and the Children and Young Persons Acts 1933 to 1963 may be cited together as the Children and Young Persons Acts 1933 to 1969.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different provisions of this Act or for different provisions of this Act so far as they apply to such cases only as may be specified in the order.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of section 69(4) of this Act, an order under the preceding subsection may make such transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order, including such adaptations of those provisions and of any other provisions of this Act then in force as appear to him appropriate for the purposes or in consequence of the operation of any provision of this Act before the coming into force of any other provision of this Act or of a provision of the M1 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

(4) This section and the following provisions only of this Act extend to Scotland, that is to say—

(a) sections 10(1) and (2), [F1 32(1), (3) and (4)][F1 32(1) to (1C) and (2A) to (4)], 56 and 57(1);

(b) section 72(2) and Part II of Schedule 4;

(c) paragraphs 25, 26, 33, 35, 38, 42, 43, 53, 54 and 57 to 83 of Schedule 5 and section 72(3) so far as it relates to those paragraphs;

(d) section 72(4) and Schedule 6 so far as they relate to the M2 Merchant Shipping Act 1894, the M3 Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948, sections 10, 53, 55 and 59 of the Act of 1963, the M4 Family Allowances Act 1965 and the M5 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

(5) This section and the following provisions only of this Act extend to Northern Ireland, that is to say—

(a) sections 25 and 32;

(b) section 72(3) and Schedule 5 so far as they relate to section 29 of the M6 Criminal Justice Act 1961 and provisions of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 which extend to Northern Ireland; and

(c) section 72(4) and Schedule 6 so far as they relate to section 83 of the Act of 1933, paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the M7 Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 1961, sections 10(1) and (2), 53(1) and 65(5) of, and paragraphs 27, 34 and 50 of Schedule 3 to, the Act of 1963 and sections 73(2), 76(1) and (2) and 77(1)(b) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;

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(6) Section 26 of this Act and this section, and section 72(4) of this Act and Schedule 6 to this Act so far as they relate to paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 and section 53(1) of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 3 to, the Act of 1963, extend to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and section [F3 32(1) [F4 , 1A]][F3 32(1) to (1C)] and (4) of this Act and this section extend to the Channel Islands.

(7) It is hereby declared that the provisions of sections 69 and 70 of this Act extend to each of the countries aforesaid so far as is appropriate for the purposes of any other provisions of this Act extending to the country in question.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 Power of appointment conferred by s. 73(2) exercised: S.I. 1969/1552, 1565, 1970/1498, 1883 and 1971/588

Textual Amendments

F1 “32(1) to (1C) and (2A) to (4)” substituted (prosp.) for “32(1), (3) and (4)” by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(2)(4)(6), Sch. 12 para. 30(a), Sch. 14 para. 1(1)

F2 Words repealed by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36, SIF 29:3), Sch. 6 Pt. I

F3 “32(1) to (1C)” substituted (prosp.) for “32(1), (1A)” by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(2)(4)(6), Sch. 12 para. 30(b), Sch. 14 para. 1(1)

F4 Words inserted by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), Sch. 2 para. 19

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 73(2)(3) extended by Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (c. 62, SIF 39:1), Sch. 4 para 2(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 49(81:3).

M2 1894 c. 60(111).

M3 1948 c. 33(101A:1).

M4 1965 c. 53.

M5 1968 c. 49(81:3).

M6 1961 c. 39(39:1).

M7 1937 c. 37(20).