# The Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 33: Power to notify appropriate authority if child's welfare requires it

Extent: N.I.

Where a child is charged with an offence the court before which he is charged may, if it considers that his welfare requires it, notify the appropriate authority of such matters as the court thinks fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1504/article/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-children-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-33
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