{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/psychoactive-substances-act-2016/section-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/psychoactive-substances-act-2016/section-35.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/2",
  "legislation_title": "Psychoactive Substances Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/psychoactive-substances-act-2016",
  "path": "section/35",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Transfer of proceedings from youth court",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where—\n(a) an individual against whom a prohibition order is sought reaches the age of 18 while proceedings before a youth court for the making of the order are ongoing;\n(b) an individual against whom a prohibition order has been made reaches the age of 18 while proceedings before a youth court for the variation or discharge of the order are ongoing;\n(c) an individual against whom a prohibition order imposing an access prohibition has been made reaches the age of 18 while proceedings before a youth court under section 24 are ongoing.\n(2) Rules of court may provide for the transfer of the proceedings from the youth court to—\n(a) in England and Wales, a magistrates' court;\n(b) in Northern Ireland, a court of summary jurisdiction.\n(3) Rules of court may prescribe circumstances in which the proceedings may or must remain in the youth court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 35 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 63(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 35 in force at 26.5.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/553, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/2/section/35",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:34.525412+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."
}