# The Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 7: Maximum initial period of authorisation by a court


Subject to regulation 8, the maximum period for which a court may authorise a child to whom Article 44 applies to be kept in secure accommodation is 3 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/487/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-secure-accommodation-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-7
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