SCHEDULE 2 Reporting Restrictions: Miscellaneous Amendments

SCHEDULE 2 Reporting Restrictions: Miscellaneous Amendments

Section 48

Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c 12)

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The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 has effect subject to the following amendments.

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(1)     Section 49 (restrictions on reports of proceedings in which children or young persons concerned) is amended as follows.

(2)     For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)     No matter relating to any child or young person concerned in proceedings to which this section applies shall while he is under the age of 18 be included in any publication if it is likely to lead members of the public to identify him as someone concerned in the proceedings.â€

(3)     For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)     In this section “publication†includes any speech, writing, relevant programme or other communication in whatever form, which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public (and for this purpose every relevant programme shall be taken to be so addressed), but does not include an indictment or other document prepared for use in particular legal proceedings.

(3A)     The matters relating to a person in relation to which the restrictions imposed by subsection (1) above apply (if their

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