Northern Ireland (Young Persons) Act 1974
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1974 c. 33 |
| Year | 1974 |
Northern Ireland(Young Persons) Act 1974
1974 CHAPTER 33
An Act to make temporary provision for the holding in custody of young persons charged with certain offences in Northern Ireland.
[31st July 1974]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Holding in custody of young persons charged with certain offences.
(1) This Act applies to any young person charged with a scheduled offence.
(2) In this section—
‘young person’ means a person who has attained the age of 14 and is under the age of 17; and
‘scheduled offence’ has the same meaning as it has for the time being in the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 .
(3) Where a person to whom this Act applies has been remanded or committed for trial as respects the scheduled offence and is not released on bail, he may—
(a ) notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment, and
(b ) whether or not he was remanded or committed for trial at a time when this section was not in force,
be held in custody in such prison or other place as may be specified in a direction given by the Secretary of State under this section (in this Act referred to as ‘a direction’).
(4) The Secretary of State may give a direction in respect of a person to whom this Act applies if he considers that it is necessary, in order to prevent his escape or to ensure his safety or the safety of others, to make special arrangements as to the place at which that person is to be held in custody while on remand or while committed for trial.
(5) A direction may be given by the Secretary of State at any time after the young person to whom it relates has been charged with a scheduled offence, and may be varied or revoked by a further direction.
(6) In this section ‘enactment’ includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2 Directions under section 1.
(1) A direction shall, if it has not previously ceased to have effect, cease to have effect at the expiration of such period as may be specified in the direction (being a period not exceeding two months beginning with the date of the direction), unless continued in force by a further direction.
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