Criminal Justice Act 1991

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

(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”;

(c) in section 36(1), for the words “17 years of age” there shall be substituted the words “18 years of age”; and

(d) in section 38 for the words “17 years old” there shall be substituted the words “18 years old”.

(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”.