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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 293 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Effect of order imposing fine or requiring payment of compensation or restitution or forfeiture of property

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293 Effect of order imposing fine or requiring payment of compensation or restitution or forfeiture of property Every order or decision made under any of the provisions of paragraphs (d) to (h) of section 283 of this Act shall have effect as if made by a District Court and as if any fine imposed or such sum ordered to be paid had been adjudged to be paid by conviction, except that— (a) The enforcement of every such order or decision shall be the responsibility of a Youth Court and its officers; and (b) No young person shall be liable to imprisonment or a sentence of community detention or home detention for failing to comply with any such order or decision; and (c) No costs, expenses, or fees shall be payable in respect of the enforcement of any such order or decision. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 111(1) Section 293(b): amended, on 1 October 2007, by section 58 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27). Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 8 January 1995, by section 39 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121) by inserting “ or corrective training ” . Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 30 June 2002, by section 186 Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9), by omitting “ or corrective training ” . See sections 148 to 160 of that Act for the transitional and savings provisions. See clause 2 Sentencing Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/176).

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