# Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Section 47: Procedure in youth courts.

Extent: E+W

(1) Youth courts shall sit as often as may be necessary for the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred on them by or under this or any other Act.
(2) . . . No person shall be present at any sitting of a youth court except—
(a) members and officers of the court;
(b) parties to the case before the court, their legal representatives, and witnesses and other persons directly concerned in that case;
(c) bonâ fide representatives of newspapers or news agencies;
(d) such other persons as the court may specially authorise to be present:
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/23-24/12/section/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-act-1933/section-47
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