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These Rules amend two forms in Schedule 2 to the Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992 to accommodate the changes effected by sections 92 to 97 of the Access to Justice Act 1999, relating to the execution of warrants issued by magistrates' courts. Forms 6 and 9 are amended to provide for warrants to be directed to civilian enforcement officers and approved enforcement agencies as well as to police officers.