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StatuteChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Section 295 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Recall to come before Court

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295 Recall to come before Court (1) Where the Court makes an order under section 283(c) of this Act, the Court may, at any time during the duration of the order, direct, on the application of a Social Worker or member of the Police, the issue to the young person in respect of whom the order was made of a summons, in a form prescribed by rules of Court, to appear before the Court. (2) Where a young person appears before the Court on a summons issued under subsection (1) of this section, the Court may consider the matter and after taking into account such factors as may be relevant since the making of the order, exercise any of the powers conferred on it under section 283 of this Act, except that,— (a) Where any power conferred by paragraph (d) , paragraph (e) , paragraph (f) , paragraph (g) or paragraph (h) of that section was exercised in the first instance, the powers so exercised shall not be exercised again; and (b) Where the Court makes a further order under paragraph (c) of that section, the Court shall not, if the young person appears before the Court on a summons issued under subsection (1) of this section in relation to that further order, make any further order under that paragraph. (3) In any case where a young person does not appear in answer to a summons that has been served under this section, a Youth Court Judge or District Court Judge may direct the issue of a warrant to arrest that young person and bring that young person before the Court. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 36(3) Subsection (1) was amended, as from 13 September 2002, by section 6 Family Courts Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 65) by substituting “ prescribed by rules of Court ” for “ prescribed for the purposes of this subsection ” . See clause 2 Family Courts Amendment Act Commencement Order 2002 (SR 2002/254).

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