PART 6REVIEW OF AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
I178Review of age of criminal responsibility
1
The Scottish Ministers must—
a
during the review period, review the operation of this Act—
i
generally, and
ii
with a view to considering the future age of criminal responsibility, and
b
prepare and publish a report on that review.
2
The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.
3
In carrying out the review, the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.
4
The report on the review must be prepared, published and laid before the Scottish Parliament no later than 12 months after the end of the review period.
5
The “review period” is the period of 3 years beginning with the day on which section 1 comes into force.