# Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to abolish the defence of reasonable chastisement; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 3rd October 2019 and received Royal Assent on 7th November 2019

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/16/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-equal-protection-from-assault-scotland-act-2019/introduction
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