# Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024, Paragraph 3: Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 48 (power to refer certain children to the reporter), in subsection (2)(c), for “17” substitute “18”.
(3) In section 50 (children and certain proceedings), in subsection (5)—
(a) for “person under the age of 17 years” substitute “child”,
(b) for second “person” substitute “child”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/5/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-care-and-justice-scotland-act-2024/schedule/paragraph-3
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