(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 11 June 2019. Sections 84 and 85 of the Act came into force on the following day. The provisions of the Act commenced by earlier commencement regulations are detailed in the table below.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 3 | 29 November 2019 | 2019/349 |
| Sections 4 to 21 | 30 November 2020 | 2020/369 |
| Sections 22 to 24 | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Sections 25 and 26 | 30 November 2020 | 2020/369 |
| Section 27 | 29 November 2019 | 2019/349 |
| Sections 29 to 32 and 33(4) | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Section 56(3) and (4) and 57 | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Section 60(6) | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Section 65(2)(b)(iii) and 65(3) | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Section 66(9) | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Section 73 | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |
| Sections 80 to 83 | 31 March 2020 | 2020/74 |