The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011 No. 178 (C. 15)

Section 80 (retention of samples etc. from children referred to children’s hearings)

7.  Sections 18E and 18F of the 1995 Act, as inserted by section 80 of the Act, only have effect in respect of—

(a) relevant physical data taken from or provided by a child under section 18(2) of the 1995 Act; or

(b) any sample, or any information derived from a sample, taken from a child under section 18(6) or (6A) of the 1995 Act,

in connection with an offence committed on or after 15th April 2011.