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Section 243 — District Court Act 2016: References to Youth Courts

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243 References to Youth Courts In any enactment, unless the context otherwise requires, and with any necessary modifications (including modification to grammar),— (a) a reference to “a Youth Court” , “any Youth Court” , “every Youth Court” , or “Youth Courts” is to be read as a reference to “the Youth Court” , except where the words are part of the phrase “Youth Court Judge” ; and (b) a reference to a particular Youth Court is to be read as a reference to a particular office of the Youth Court (for example, a reference to “the nearest Youth Court” is to be read as a reference to “the nearest office of the Youth Court” ); and (c) in a heading, a reference to “Youth Courts” is to be read as a reference to “Youth Court” .

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