Section 3 No referral of child under 12 to children's hearing on offence groundI1
For the purposes of section 66(2)(a) (investigation and determination by Principal Reporter) of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (the “2011 Act”), the Principal Reporter may not determine that the ground in section 67(2)(j) (the offence ground) applies where the child—
(a)
committed the offence before the day on which section 1 came into force, and
(b)
was under 12 years of age when the offence was committed.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 3 in force at 29.11.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/349, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3)