Section 189 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Adjournment for purposes of obtaining report

189 Adjournment for purposes of obtaining report (1) Any adjournments for the purposes of obtaining a report pursuant to section 178 or section 181 or section 186 or section 187 of this Act— (a) Shall be for the minimum period necessary to enable the report to be prepared; and (b) Shall in no case exceed a total of more than 28 days unless the Court in any special case otherwise determines; but (c) May otherwise be on such conditions as the Court thinks fit. (2) Where any proceedings are adjourned for the purposes of obtaining any report pursuant to section 178 or section 181 or section 186 or section 187 of this Act, the person responsible for preparing that report shall make all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the report is filed with the Court at least 2 working days before the date set for the hearing of those proceedings to resume. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 42A(2); 1977 No 126 s 13