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Section 223 Applications without noticeI1

United Kingdom Not yet in force

(1)

An application for a youth diversion order may be made without notice to the respondent.

(2)

Subsections (1) and (2)(b) and (c) of section 222 do not apply to an application made without notice.

(3)

If an application is made without notice, the court must do one of the following—

(a)

adjourn the proceedings and make an interim youth diversion order (see section 224);

(b)

adjourn the proceedings without making an interim order;

(c)

dismiss the application.

(4)

Except where the court dismisses the application, the applicant must comply with subsection (1) or (2)(b) and (c) of section 222 (as the case may be) before the first full hearing.

(5)

In this section “full hearing” means a hearing of which notice has been given to the applicant and the respondent in accordance with rules of court.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 223 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)