# Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024, Paragraph 2: Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 39 (limitation on police questioning of certain children), in subsection (3), the definition of “child” is repealed.
(3) In section 58 (limitation on taking prints and samples from children under 12), subsection (6)(b) is repealed.
(4) In section 76 (interpretation of Part 4), the definition of “child” is repealed.
(5) In section 80 (interpretation), in the definition of “child”, for “16 years of age (except where provided otherwise: see section 39(3))” substitute “18 years of age”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/5/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-care-and-justice-scotland-act-2024/schedule/paragraph-2
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