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

Part 2 S Criminal justice and procedure

Local authority duties in relation to detained children S

23 Duty of local authority to provide residential establishments for detained children S

(1) The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 59 (provision of residential and other establishments by local authorities), in subsection (1)—

(a) for second “under” substitute “conferred under or by virtue of”,

(b) after “1995 (c.36)” insert “, the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 23 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 38(3)

I2 S. 23 in force at 28.8.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/211, reg. 2(g) (with reg. 3)