Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Justice (Children)) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1999

Application of this Part

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), this Part applies where proceedings to which paragraph (2) applies are brought in a court in respect of a child.

(2) This paragraph applies to proceedings in which the child is charged with an offence, and, where he appears or is brought before the court, to proceedings under—

(a) Article 38 of the Order (discharge, revocation or variation of attendance centre orders);

(b) Article 41 of the Order (breach of supervision requirements of juvenile justice centre order);

(c) Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1) (breaches of requirements of, revocation and amendment of, community orders);

(d) Article 54 of the Order (escapes from juvenile justice centres); or

(e) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Order (transfer to young offenders centre).

(3) Where proceedings are of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2), Rules 6 and 12 shall not apply.

(4) Where the court is conducting a preliminary investigation or inquiry, only Rules 4, 5 and 7(3) shall apply.

(1)

S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I. 24)