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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order commences section 42 and 91 of, and Schedule 16 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c.2).
Section 42 of the Act amends section 37(15) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which defines “arrested juvenile” for the purposes of Part 4 of that Act (detention). The effect of the change is that 17 year olds are included in the definition of “arrested juvenile”. The amendments made by section 42 of the Act come into force on 26th October 2015.
Section 91 introduces Schedule 16 of the Act which provides that challenges to a range of planning-related decisions, orders and actions may only be brought with leave of the High Court. Applications for leave must be made within the six-week period following the decision order or action being challenged. Schedule 16 also provides that challenges to the validity of relevant costs orders connected with specific planning decisions, orders and actions can only be brought by way of statutory review.
The amendments made by section 91 and Schedule 16 of the Act only apply to decisions, orders or actions which are confirmed or take effect before 26th October 2015 or to any relevant documents where the date from which they can be challenged is before 26th October 2015.
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