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.