Commentary on Sections Gang-related violence Section 39: Powers of court on breach of injunction by respondent under 18
133.Section 39 inserts a new section 46A and a new Schedule 5A into the 2009 Act to enable the courts to make further orders when a person under the age of 18 breaches an injunction. Currently a breach of such an injunction would be dealt with as a contempt of court, but this is often not considered appropriate where the respondent is under 18. Therefore new Schedule 5A provides the court with two new powers for dealing with a breach of an injunction in respect of an individual aged under 18 at the time of breach. These are the power to make a supervision order and the power to make a detention order.