{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1992/rule-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1992/rule-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2071",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-children-and-young-persons-rules-1992",
  "path": "rule/18",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Conduct of case on behalf of relevant minor",
  "text": "(1) Except where the relevant minor or his parent or guardian is legally represented, the court shall, unless the relevant minor otherwise requests, allow his parent or guardian to conduct the case on his behalf, subject, however, to the provisions of rule 19(2).\n(2) If the court thinks it appropriate to do so it may, unless the relevant minor otherwise requests, allow a relative of his or some other responsible person to conduct the case on his behalf.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 18 in force at 1.10.1992, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2071/rule/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:16:50.472181+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}