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74IRule-making committee and court to have regard to youth
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74I Rule-making committee and court to have regard to youth justice principles (1) The rule-making committee must have regard to the youth justice principles in making rules that relate, or may relate, to criminal proceedings involving children or young people. (2) A court must have regard to the youth justice principles in deciding any matter relating to the conduct of a criminal proceeding before the court that involves a child or young person. (3) A court may also have regard to the youth justice principles when deciding any matter relating to the conduct of a criminal proceeding before the court that involves— (a) a person who is at least 18 years old but under 21 years old; and (b) an offence committed, or allegedly committed, by the person when he or she was under 18 years old. youth justice principles—see the Children and Young People Act 2008, section 94.