# Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, Paragraph 11

Extent: E+W

(1) Paragraph 4 of that Schedule (presence of offender in court, remands, etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (5)(b), for “(6)” substitute “ (7A) ”.
(3) Omit sub-paragraph (6).
(4) In sub-paragraph (7), at the beginning insert “ Subject to sub-paragraph (7A) below, ”.
(5) After sub-paragraph (7) insert—
“(7A) Where the offender is aged 18 or over at the time when he is brought before a youth court other than the appropriate court under sub-paragraph (4) above, or is aged 18 or over at a time when (apart from this sub-paragraph) the appropriate court could exercise its powers under sub-paragraph (7) above in respect of him, he shall not be remanded to local authority accommodation but may instead be remanded—
(a) to a remand centre, if the court has been notified that such a centre is available for the reception of persons under this sub-paragraph; or
(b) to a prison, if it has not been so notified.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/23/schedule/5/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/youth-justice-and-criminal-evidence-act-1999/schedule-5/paragraph-11
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