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Section 69 Certificates of unruly character.

England, Wales and Scotland

The court shall not certify under section 22(5) or section 23(2) or (3) of the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (committals to remand centres or prison) that a child is of so unruly a character that he cannot safely be committed to the care of a local authority unless the conditions prescribed by order made by the Secretary of State are satisfied in relation to that child.

In this section, “court” includes a justice.

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M1

1969 c. 54(20).