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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 432 Length of s 81 orders

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 432

Length of s 81 orders

(1)     If the period for which an order made under section 81 of the repealed Act is stated to be in force is longer than the period for which the equivalent order may be made, the court must—

        (a)     on its own initiative, list the application in relation to which the order was made (the relevant application ) for mention (the mention hearing ) within 8 weeks after the commencement day; and

        (b)     notify the parties to the proceeding that the application is listed.

(2)     At the mention hearing, the court must treat the proceeding as a proceeding on an equivalent application.

(3)     If, for any reason, the court does not list the relevant application in accordance with paragraph (1) (a), the equivalent order in force in relation to the application continues in force until the relevant application comes before the court for any reason, even if the equivalent order may not be made for such a period.