Commentary on Sections Gang-related violence Section 35: Review on respondent to injunction becoming 18
126.Section 35 in the first place inserts a new subsection into section 36 of the 2009 Act.
127.Section 36 of the 2009 Act allows the court to review the terms of an injunction at any time, and requires the court to review an injunction after one year. The new subsection has the effect of requiring the court to review an injunction where it is granted in respect of a respondent under the age of 18 and remains effective after the respondent reaches 18.
128.Secondly, section 35 amends section 42 of the 2009 Act so as secure that it is not necessary for a review hearing to be held if the injunction is varied within the 4 weeks preceding the respondent’s 18th birthday.