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Section 15: Contravention of curfew notices.

Crime and Disorder Act 1998 · 1998 c. 37View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part I: Prevention of crime and disorder — Chapter I: England and Wales

REPEALED on 2010-01-12 by Policing and Crime Act 2009.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

Subsections (2) and (3) below apply where a constable has reasonable cause to believe that a child is in contravention of a ban imposed by a curfew notice.

The constable shall, as soon as practicable, inform the local authority for the area that the child has contravened the ban.

The constable may remove the child to the child’s place of residence unless he has reasonable cause to believe that the child would, if removed to that place, be likely to suffer significant harm.

In subsection (1) of section 47 of the 1989 Act (local authority’s duty to investigate)—

in paragraph (a), after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

(iii)has contravened a ban imposed by a curfew notice within the meaning of Chapter I of Part I of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; or

; and

at the end there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

In the case of a child falling within paragraph (a)(iii) above, the enquiries shall be commenced as soon as practicable and, in any event, within 48 hours of the authority receiving the information.

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