# Children and Young Persons Act 1969, Paragraph 22

Extent: E+W+S

Where a youth court in England or Wales is satisfied that a person who has not attained the age of eighteen and in respect of whom a supervision order made by virtue of section 7(7)(b) of this Act or section 7A(4) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949 is in force resides or will reside in Scotland, the court may discharge the order and exercise the like powers to make a probation order in accordance with sections 3 and 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 in respect of him as if in the proceedings it had duly found him guilty of the offence in consequence of which the supervision order was made and section 7(2) of this Act had not been passed; but a probation order made by virtue of this paragraph shall not continue in force after the date on which the discharged supervision order would have ceased to have effect by the effluxion of time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/54/schedule/4/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-act-1969/schedule-4/paragraph-22
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