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.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c.53) E+W+S

5 E+W+S In section 5(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (which provides for rehabilitation periods to be reduced by half for young offenders)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for the words “seventeen years of age” there shall be substituted the words “eighteen years of age”; and

(b) in the heading to Table A, for the words “under 17” there shall be substituted the words “under 18”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 8 para. 5 wholly in force at 1.10.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.