Section 355 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Application of Part 4 of Summary Proceedings Act 1957
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355 Application of Part 4 of Summary Proceedings Act 1957 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, the provisions of Part 4 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 (including the other provisions of that Act that are applied in that Part), as far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications,— (a) So far as they relate to general appeals, shall apply with respect to every appeal under section 351 or section 352 or section 353 of this Act: (b) So far as they relate to appeals on points of law only by way of case stated, shall apply with respect to every appeal under section 354 of this Act. (2) In the application of the provisions of Part 4 of that Act, those provisions shall be read as if— (a) References to a District Court were references to a Youth Court; and (b) The Registrar of the District Court of which the Youth Court in which the case was heard and determined is a division were the Registrar of that Youth Court; and (c) References to a District Court Judge or Justice or Justices or Community Magistrate or Community Magistrates (except the references to those terms in section 50(6) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 ) were references to a Youth Court Judge exercising jurisdiction in a Youth Court. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 57; 1982 No 135 s 13(2) Subsection (2)(c) was amended, as from 30 June 1998, by section 7 District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76) by inserting “ or Community Magistrate or Community Magistrates ” .
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