Section 29 Removal for other judicial purposes.

United Kingdom

(1)

If the responsible Minister is satisfied, in the case of a person detained in any part of the United Kingdom in a prison F1youth custody centre , remand centre, detention centre F2young offenders centreF3, young offenders institution or . . . F4F5 . . . place of safety that the attendance of that person at any place in that or any other part of the United Kingdom F6or in any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man is desirable in the interests of justice or for the purposes of any public inquiry, the responsible Minister may direct that person to be taken to that place.

F7(1A)

If the Secretary of State is satisfied, in the case of a person detained in any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of man in a prison, remand centre or detention centre, that the attendance of that person at any place in the United Kingdom is desirable in the interests of justice or for the purposes of any public inquiry, the Secretary of State may direct that person to be taken to that place.

(2)

Where any person is directed under this section to be taken to any place he shall, unless the F8Minister by whom that direction is given otherwise directs, be kept in custody while being so taken, while at that place, and while being taken back to the prison or other institution F9or place in which he is required in accordance with law to be detained.

F10(3)

In this section . . . F11 place of safety has—

(a)

in relation to England and Wales, the same meaning as in F12the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933; and

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the same meaning as in the M2Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937; and

(c)

in relation to Northern Ireland, the same meaning as in the M3Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1950.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), Sch. 14 para. 12
F2: Words inserted by S.I. 1980/1088, art. 2(1)(b)
F3: Words inserted by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7 para. 8
F4: Words repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54, SIF 20), Sch. 6
F5: Words inserted by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37, SIF 20), Sch. 3 para. 50
F6: Words inserted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), Sch. 12
F7: S. 29(1A) inserted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 12
F8: Words substituted by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 12
F9: Words inserted by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), Sch. 3 para. 50
F10: S. 29(3) added by Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), Sch. 3 para. 50
F11: Words repealed by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), Sch. 6
F12: Words substituted by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), s. 72(3), Sch. 5 para. 46

Marginal citations

M1: 1933 c. 12.
M2: 1937 c. 37.
M3: 1950 c. 5 (N.I.)

Notes on Part III

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. III (ss. 26-33) repealed (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 56(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2(1)(o)(with saving in art. 5(6) and subject to amendments (1.3.1998) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para. 12; S.I. 1998/277, art. 3(2))