(1)In this Act—
“the 1933 Act” means the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933;
“the 1969 Act” means the M2Children and Young Persons Act 1969;
“the 1973 Act” means the M3Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973;
“the 1980 Act” means the M4Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;
“the 1982 Act” means the M5Criminal Justice Act 1982;
“the 1984 Act” means the M6Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;
“the 1985 Act” means the M7Prosecution of Offences Act 1985;
“the 1989 Act” means the M8Children Act 1989;
“the 1991 Act” means the M9Criminal Justice Act 1991;
“the 1994 Act” means the M10Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994;
“the 1997 Act” means the M11Crime (Sentences) Act 1997;
“caution” has the same meaning as in Part V of the M12Police Act 1997;
“child” means a person under the age of 14;
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“custodial sentence” has [F2the meaning given by section 222 of the Sentencing Code];
“guardian” has the same meaning as in the 1933 Act;
[F3“local probation board” means a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000;]
“prescribed” means prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State;
“young person” means a person who has attained the age of 14 and is under the age of 18;
“youth offending team” means a team established under section 39 above.
(2)In this Act—
“the 1993 Act” means the M13Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; and
“the 1995 Act” means the M14Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
(3)For the purposes of this Act, the age of a person shall be deemed to be that which it appears to the court to be after considering any available evidence.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 117(1): definition of "commission area" omitted (1.4.2005) by virtue of The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 2, Sch. para. 60
F2Words in s. 117(1) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 159 (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
F3S. 117(1): definition of “local probation board” inserted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 43, s. 74, Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 152; S.I. 2001/919, art. 2(f)(ii)
Marginal Citations