(1)The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 307 (interpretation), in subsection (1), for the definition of “child” substitute—
““child” has the meaning given by section 199 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011,”.
(1)The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In schedule 1 (offences against children under the age of 17 years to which special provisions apply)—
(a)in each of paragraphs 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 4 and 4A, “under the age of 17 years” is repealed,
(b)in the heading, “under the age of 17 years” is repealed.
(3)In section 46 (presumption and determination of age of child)—
(a)in subsection (5), paragraph (b) and “or” immediately preceding it are repealed,
(b)in subsection (6), for “17” substitute “18”,
(c)subsection (7) is repealed.