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8(1)Where the court before which the offender is brought under paragraph 7(2) (“the alternative court”) is not the relevant court, the alternative court may—E+W
(a)direct that the offender be released forthwith, or
(b)remand the offender.
(2)If the offender is aged under 18, the power in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is a power to remand the offender to accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority.
(3)Where a court remands an offender under this paragraph to accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority, it must designate the local authority which is to receive the offender.
(4)The designated authority must be—
(a)the local authority for the area in which the offender resides, or
(b)if it appears to the court that the offender does not reside in the area of a local authority, must be a local authority in whose area the offence or an associated offence was committed.
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