{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937/section-57",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937/section-57.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/37",
  "legislation_title": "Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-scotland-act-1937",
  "path": "section/57",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "57",
  "heading": "Punishment of certain grave crimes.",
  "text": "1), (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) A person detained pursuant to the directions of the Secretary of State under section 205 or 206of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975. . .shall, while so detained, be deemed to be in legal custody.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 24, 25, 39–45, 47–55, 57(1)(2), 58, 59(2)–(4), 63, 67, 103, Sch. 1 repealed by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), s. 460, Sch. 10 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted by Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 9 para. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 45(1), Sch. 2 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 57(4) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. XIV"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c. 21."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/37/section/57",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:34:22.741659+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}