Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 E+W+S Amendments for Treating Persons Aged 17 as Young Persons

Extent Information

E1 Schedule 8 extends to England and Wales only except as mentioned in s. 102(4)-(6).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43) E+W

6 (1) Part I of the 1980 Act (criminal jurisdiction and procedure) shall be amended as follows— E+W

(a) for the words “the age of 17”, in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “the age of 18 years”;

(b) in section 22(9), for the words “under 17” there shall be substituted the words “under 18”;

F1 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) In section 81(1), (3) and (8) of that Act, for the words “the age of 17” there shall be substituted the words “the age of 18”.

(3) In sections 96A, 135(3) and 136(4) of that Act, for the words “aged 17” there shall be substituted the words “aged 18”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8 para. 6(1)(c)(d) repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 8 para. 6 wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.