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Section 34 Abolition of rebuttable presumption that a child is doli incapax.I1

England and Wales

The rebuttable presumption of criminal law that a child aged 10 or over is incapable of committing an offence is hereby abolished.

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S. 34 wholly in force; S. 34 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121. In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)