Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

4 (1) Section 23(5A) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (restrictions on imposing security requirement on child or young person who is not legally represented) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In paragraph (a)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to “but the right” substitute “ representation was provided to the child or young person under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 for the purposes of the proceedings but ”, and

(b) for “to be granted such a right” substitute “ for such representation ”.

(3) In paragraph (aa) for “to be granted a right to it” substitute “ for such representation ”.