# Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024, Section 20: Hospital directions

Extent: S
Status: prospective

(1) The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 59A (hospital directions)—
(a) in subsection (1), “, not being a child,” is repealed,
(b) in subsection (10), after the definition of “medical treatment” insert—
““sentence of imprisonment” includes any sentence of detention,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/5/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-care-and-justice-scotland-act-2024/section-20
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