Section 35 Notification as to proceedings under Part IIF1

(1)

Where on the complaint of any person charging an offence under this Part with respect to a child or young person a summons or warrant is issued, the complainant shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify to the appropriate authority—

(a)

the nature of the charge, and

(b)

the name and address of the child, so far as known to the complainant.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply where the complainant is the appropriate authority.

(3)

In this section “the appropriate authority” means the authority within whose area the child's address is or, if that is not known, the authority within whose area the offence is alleged to have been committed, and “authority” and “area” have the same meaning as in the Children Order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 1995 NI 2

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Most functions transf. to D/HSS, SRO (NI) 1973/504. Remaining functions transf. to S of S., SI 1973/2163