Section 134 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Court to set date for review of plan

134 Court to set date for review of plan (1) Where a plan is prepared pursuant to section 128 of this Act in respect of any child or young person, the Court shall, on making any of the orders referred to in subsection (2) of that section in respect of that child or young person, fix a date by which a review of that plan is to be carried out. (2) The date fixed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on the making of an order shall be,— (a) Where the order is made in respect of a child under the age of 7 years, not later than 6 months from the date of the making of the order: (b) In any other case, not later than 12 months from the date of the making of the order. (3) The Court shall not fix a date pursuant to subsection (1) of this section that is later than the date on which any order made, or proposed to be made, pursuant to this Part of this Act in respect of the child or young person is to expire. (4) On fixing a date pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the Court may also direct who is to review the plan pursuant to section 135 of this Act. If the Court does not make such a direction, the person who prepared the plan shall be deemed to have been directed pursuant to this subsection to review the plan. (5) The Court may at any time, on the application of any party to the proceedings, or a barrister or solicitor representing the child or young person, or of its own motion, amend any direction made or deemed to have been made under subsection (4) of this section, or revoke any such direction and substitute another direction. Subsection (2)(a) amended, as from 1 November 1989, by section 6(1)(c) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 70) by omitting “ or young person ” . Subsections (4) and (5) were inserted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 22(1) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121). Section 22(2) of that Act states that in respect of every plan prepared pursuant to section 128 of this Act before 8 January 1995 and that has not been reviewed in accordance with section 135 of this Act before 8 January 1995, the person who prepared that plan shall be deemed to have been directed pursuant to section 134 of this Act (as amended by section 22(1) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994) to review that plan.