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Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)

Children and Young Persons Act 1963 1963 CHAPTER 37 An Act to amend the law relating to children and young persons; and for purposes connected therewith. [31st July 1963]

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Children and young persons in need of care, protection or control E+W+S

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

4. Juvenile courts and proceedings in connection with children and young persons E+W

16. Offences committed by children. E+W

17. Constitution and place of sitting of juvenile courts. E+W

18. Jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in certain cases involving children and young persons. E+W

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9 E+W

20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10 E+W

21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W

22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12 E+W

23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 E+W

25. Attendance at court of parents of child or young person brought before court. E+W

26. Medical evidence by certificate. E+W

27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18 E+W

28. Form of oath for use in juvenile courts and by children and young persons in other courts. E+W

29. Provisions as to persons between the ages of 17 and 18. E+W

30. Increase of certain penalties E+W+S

31. Increase of penalty for cruelty. E+W

32. Increase of penalty for sales of tobacco, etc. , to persons under 16. E+W+S

33. General provisions as to employment E+W+S

34. Hours of employment. E+W+S

35. Street trading. E+W+S

36. Entertainment U.K.

37. Restriction on persons under 16 taking part in public performances, etc. E+W+S

38. Restriction on licences for performances by children under 14. E+W+S

39. Supplementary provisions as to licences under section 37. E+W+S

40. Offences. E+W+S

41. Licences for training persons between 12 and 16 for performances of a dangerous nature. E+W+S

42. Licences for children and young persons performing abroad. U.K.

43. Construction of Part II E+W+S

44. Construction of Part II. E+W+S

45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F53 E+W+S

48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F54 E+W+S

49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F55 E+W+S

50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F56 E+W+S

51. Children and young persons escaping to other parts of British Islands E+W+S

53. Amendment of Adoption Act 1958 E+W+S

54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F60 E+W+S

55. Miscellaneous E+W+S

56. Prosecution of offences under Part I or Part II of principal Act. E+W

57. Newspaper and broadcast reports of proceedings involving children. E+W+S

58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F73 E+W+S

59. Supplementary provisions E+W+S

60. Expenses. E+W+S

61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F75 E+W

62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F76 E+W+S

63. Interpretation. E+W+S

64. †Amendments, transitional provisions, and repeals. E+W+S

65. the Criminal Justice Act 1961 U.K.

1. Children and young persons in need of care, protection or control E+W+S

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

4. Juvenile courts and proceedings in connection with children and young persons E+W

16. Offences committed by children. E+W

17. Constitution and place of sitting of juvenile courts. E+W

18. Jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in certain cases involving children and young persons. E+W

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9 E+W

20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10 E+W

21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W

22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12 E+W

23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 E+W

25. Attendance at court of parents of child or young person brought before court. E+W

26. Medical evidence by certificate. E+W

27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18 E+W

28. Form of oath for use in juvenile courts and by children and young persons in other courts. E+W

29. Provisions as to persons between the ages of 17 and 18. E+W

30. Increase of certain penalties E+W+S

31. Increase of penalty for cruelty. E+W

32. Increase of penalty for sales of tobacco, etc. , to persons under 16. E+W+S

33. General provisions as to employment E+W+S

34. Hours of employment. E+W+S

35. Street trading. E+W+S

36. Entertainment U.K.

37. Restriction on persons under 16 taking part in public performances, etc. E+W+S

38. Restriction on licences for performances by children under 14. E+W+S

39. Supplementary provisions as to licences under section 37. E+W+S

40. Offences. E+W+S

41. Licences for training persons between 12 and 16 for performances of a dangerous nature. E+W+S

42. Licences for children and young persons performing abroad. U.K.

43. Construction of Part II E+W+S

44. Construction of Part II. E+W+S

45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F53 E+W+S

48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F54 E+W+S

49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F55 E+W+S

50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F56 E+W+S

51. Children and young persons escaping to other parts of British Islands E+W+S

53. Amendment of Adoption Act 1958 E+W+S

54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F60 E+W+S

55. Miscellaneous E+W+S

56. Prosecution of offences under Part I or Part II of principal Act. E+W

57. Newspaper and broadcast reports of proceedings involving children. E+W+S

58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F73 E+W+S

59. Supplementary provisions E+W+S

60. Expenses. E+W+S

61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F75 E+W

62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F76 E+W+S

63. Interpretation. E+W+S

64. †Amendments, transitional provisions, and repeals. E+W+S

65. the Criminal Justice Act 1961 U.K.

Section 1

1. Children and young persons in need of care, protection or control E+W+S

Textual Amendments F1 Ss. 1 , 45–47 , 49 repealed (S.) by Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) , Sch. 9 Pt. I and (E.W.) (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5) , s. 89 , Sch. 6

Section 2

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W

Textual Amendments F2 Ss. 2 , 4–15 , 22 , 23(2)(6)–(8) , 24 , 25(2) , 33 , 53(1)(2) , 59 , 61 , Sch. 1 , Sch. 3 paras. 10 , 16–23 , 25–27 , 33–36 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 49 repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54) , Sch. 6