Powers for dealing with prohibited activities

35Transfer of proceedings from youth court

1

This section applies where—

a

an individual against whom a prohibition order is sought reaches the age of 18 while proceedings before a youth court for the making of the order are ongoing;

b

an individual against whom a prohibition order has been made reaches the age of 18 while proceedings before a youth court for the variation or discharge of the order are ongoing;

c

an individual against whom a prohibition order imposing an access prohibition has been made reaches the age of 18 while proceedings before a youth court under section 24 are ongoing.

2

Rules of court may provide for the transfer of the proceedings from the youth court to—

a

in England and Wales, a magistrates’ court;

b

in Northern Ireland, a court of summary jurisdiction.

3

Rules of court may prescribe circumstances in which the proceedings may or must remain in the youth court.