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Protection of Children Act 1999, Section 9 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 17 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)[F2Tribunal Procedure Rules may make any provision within subsection (3) in relation to the proceedings of the First-tier Tribunal (“the Tribunal”)—]
F3[F4(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F5(ba)on an appeal under section 167B of the Education Act 2002;]
(c)on an appeal under section 65A of the M1Children Act 1989 [F6or under, or by virtue of, Part XA of that Act];
F7(ca). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)on an appeal or determination under section 21, [F8or 68] of the Care Standards Act 2000;]F9...
F10(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F11(f)on an appeal under section 166 of the Education Act 2002;][F12[F13or]
(g)on an appeal under, or by virtue of, Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006.] [F14; or]
[F15(h)on an appeal under, or by virtue of, Part 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010]
[F16(3)The provision within this subsection is provision—
(a)as to the circumstances in which applications for permission may be made; or
(b)for obtaining a medical report in a case where the decision appealed against was made on medical grounds.]
F17[F18(3A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F19(3B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F20(3C)Before making in Tribunal Procedure Rules provision within subsection (3) in relation to proceedings of the Tribunal on an appeal or determination within subsection (2)(c) or (d), the Tribunal Procedure Committee must consult the Welsh Ministers.]]
F21(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F22(5)Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement—
(a)which is imposed [F23in England and Wales by the county court or in Northern Ireland] by Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to any of the proceedings of the Tribunal mentioned in subsection (2) above, and
(b)which is—
(i)a requirement imposing reporting restrictions,
(ii)a requirement in respect of the discovery or inspection of documents of a kind which could be imposed by a county court, or
(iii)a requirement for persons to attend to give evidence or produce documents,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.]
F24(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F25(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extent Information
E1S. 9, Sch. extend to the United Kingdom from 11.1.2001 as a consequence of the amendment to s. 14 by 2000 c. 43, s. 74, Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 159; S.I. 2000/3302, art. 2(b)
Textual Amendments
F1S. 9(1) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(a)
F2Words in s. 9(2) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(b)
F3S. 9(2)(a)(b) repealed (12.10.2009) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 8(3)(b)(i), Sch. 10 (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 5-7) (as amended (30.3.2010) by S.I. 2010/1101, arts. 6-11)
F4S. 9(2)(a)-(d) substituted for words (1.4.2002 for specified purposes, 4.3.2003 for W. for specified purposes, 7.3.2003 for E. for specified purposes and 26.7.2004 in so far as not already in force) by 2000 c. 14, ss. 116, 122, Sch. 4 para. 26(3)(a); S.I. 2001/3852, art. 3(7)(i) (subject to Sch. 1 (as amended (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/1493, art. 5 and (31.5.2002) by S.I. 2002/1790, art. 2 and (29.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/2001, arts. 2(3), 3)); S.I. 2003/501, art. 2(1); S.I. 2003/933, art. 2(1)(c); S.I. 2004/1757, art. 2(c)
F5S. 9(2)(ba) inserted (12.10.2009 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 170(3), 188(3); S.I. 2009/2545, art. 3(1)(b)
F6Words in s. 9(2)(c) omitted (E.W.) (1.4.2011) by virtue of Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1), s. 75(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(a); S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2, Sch. 3)
F7S. 9(2)(ca) repealed (1.9.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 125(4), Sch. 9 para. 23, Sch. 19 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/2034, art. 5
F8Words in s. 9(2)(d) substituted (12.10.2009) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 8(3)(b)(ii) (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
F9Word in s. 9(2)(d) repealed (31.3.2003 for W. and 1.6.2003 in so far as not already in force) by 2002 c. 32, ss. 215(2), 216, Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. 2; S.I. 2003/1115, art. 3
F10S. 9(2)(e) repealed (12.10.2009) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 8(3)(b)(iii), Sch. 10 (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 5-7) (as amended (30.3.2010) by S.I. 2010/1101, arts. 6-11)
F11S 9(2)(f) and word inserted (1.1.2004 for W. and 1.6.2003 in so far as not already in force) by 2002 c. 32, s. 216(4), Sch. 21 para. 122(b) (with s. 210(8), 214(4); S.I. 2003/1115, art. 3; S.I. 2003/2961, art. 6, Sch. Pt. 3
F12S. 9(2)(g) and word inserted (6.4.2007) by Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21), s. 109(2), Sch. 2 para. 38(b); S.I. 2007/1019, art. 4
F13Word in s. 9(2)(f) omitted (E.W.) (1.4.2011) by virtue of Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1), s. 75(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(b); S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2, Sch. 3)
F14Words in s. 9(2)(g) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2011) by Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1), s. 75(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(c); S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2, Sch. 3)
F15S. 9(2)(h) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2011) by Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1), s. 75(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(d); S.I. 2010/2582, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2, Sch. 3)
F16S. 9(3) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(c)
F17S. 9(3A) repealed (12.10.2009) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 8(3)(c), Sch. 10 (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 5-7) (as amended (30.3.2010) by S.I. 2010/1101, arts. 6-11)
F18S. 9(3A)-(3C) inserted (1.4.2002 for specified purposes, 7.3.2003 for E. for specified purposes and 26.7.2004 in so far as not already in force) by 2000 c. 14, ss. 116, 122, Sch. 4 para. 26(3)(b); S.I. 2001/3852, art. 3(7)(i) (subject to Sch. 1 (as amended (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/1493, art. 5 and (31.5.2002) by S.I. 2002/1790, art. 2 and (29.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/2001, arts. 2(3), 3)); S.I. 2003/933, art. 2(1)(c); S.I. 2004/1757, art. 2(c)
F19S. 9(3B) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(e)
F20S. 9(3C) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(f)
F21S. 9(4) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(g)
F22S. 9(5) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(h)
F23Words in s. 9(5) inserted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 123; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F24S. 9(6) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(i) (with Sch. 4 para. 7(3))
F25S. 9(7) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 175(i)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 9: transfer of functions (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), arts. 1(1), 3(2)(3), 4, 5, Sch. 1
C2S. 9: transfer of functions (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), arts. 1(1), 3(1), 4, 5, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 4)
Commencement Information
I1S. 9 wholly in force at 2.10.2000: s. 9 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 14(2); s. 9 in force (1.9.2000) for the purpose only of making regulations by S.I. 2000/2337, art. 2(1)(e); s. 9 in force at 2.10.2000 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2000/2337, art. 2(2)
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