Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 5)

Valid from 28/08/2024

Part 1 S Children’s hearings system

1 Age of referral to children’s hearing S

(1) The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 199 (meaning of “child”)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “16” substitute “18”,

(ii) for “subsections (2) to (9)” substitute “subsection (2)”,

(b) subsections (3) to (9) are repealed.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 38(3)