Section 207 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Vexatious proceedings

207 Vexatious proceedings (1) The Court may dismiss any proceedings before it under Part 2 of this Act if it is satisfied that they are frivolous or vexatious or an abuse of the procedure of the Court. (2) The Court may, if it is satisfied that a person has persistently instituted vexatious proceedings under Part 2 of this Act or under the corresponding provisions of any former Act (whether those proceedings were in respect of the same person or matter or different persons or matters), after giving the first-mentioned person an opportunity of being heard, order that no proceedings under Part 2 of this Act, or no proceedings under that Part of any specified kind or in respect of any specified person or matter, shall be commenced by the first-mentioned person without the leave of the Court. Compare: 1980 No 94 s 163