SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Minor and Consequential Amendments
Part IAmendments Relating to Part I
The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)
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In each of sections 23 and 329 (remand and committal of persons under 21)—
a
in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), for the words from “commit” to the end there shall be substituted
, instead of committing him to prison, commit him to the local authority in whose area the court is situated to be detained—
i
where the court so requires, in secure accommodation within the meaning of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; and
ii
in any other case, in a suitable place of safety chosen by the authority;
b
in subsection (4), for the words from “and” in the second place where it occurs to the end there shall be substituted
to be detained—
a
where the court so requires, in secure accommodation within the meaning of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; and
b
in any other case, in a suitable place of safety chosen by the authority.