# Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, Section 1: Raising the age of criminal responsibility


For section 41 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 substitute—
“Age of criminal responsibility
41 A child under the age of 12 years cannot commit an offence.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/7/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/age-of-criminal-responsibility-scotland-act-2019/section-1
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