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Children and Young Persons Act 1963
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F1Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
4E+W+SFor subsection (3) of section 18 there shall be substituted the following subsection:—
“(3)Nothing in this section, or in any byelaw made under this section, shall prevent a child from taking part in a performance—
(a)under the authority of a licence granted under this Part of this Act ; or
(b)in a case where by virtue of section 37(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 no licence that section is required for him to take part in the performance.”
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C1The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
5E+W+SIn section 23, for the words “public performance” there shall be substituted the words “performance to which section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 applies and”.
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C2The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
6(1)In subsection (2) of section 24 for the words “petty sessional court” there shall be substituted the words “local authority”.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (4) of that section for the word “court”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “authority”.
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C3The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
7U.K.In the proviso to section 25(1), for the words “Great Britain and Ireland” there shall he substituted the words “the United Kingdom”.
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C4The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F2Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
9E+W+SIn section 28(1) for the words “an entertainment or performance” there shall be substituted the words “a performance”.
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C5The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F4Sch. 3 para. 11 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6)(7), Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
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F5Ss. 21, 64(3), Sch. 3 paras. 1–3, 8, 12, 39, Sch. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
13E+W+SIn section 53(4), for the words “shall return” there shall be substituted the words “may be arrested without warrant by any constable and taken”; and the words from “and if he fails” to the end of the section shall be omitted.
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C6The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F6Sch. 3 para. 14 repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165(4), 168(1), Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)
15E+W+SIn section 58, for the words “for the detention of the person to whom it relates” there shall be substituted the words “for his detention in that approved school or in such other approved school as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine”.
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C7The text of Sch. 2, Sch. 3 paras. 4, 5, 6(1)(2), 7, 9, 13, 14(1)(2), 15, 29(2), 30, 31, 32, 42, 43, 45, 50(1)(2)(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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F10S. 19, Sch. 3 paras. 28, 51 repealed by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
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