# Criminal Justice Act 1982, Paragraph 54


The following section shall be inserted after section 96 of that Act—
“ Application of Part III to persons aged 17 to 20.
96A This Part of this act shall have effect in relation to a person aged 17 or over but less than 21 as if any reference to committing a person to prison, or fixing a term of imprisonment for a default, were a reference to committing the person to, or, as the case may be, to fixing a term of, detention under section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982; and any reference to warrants of commitment, or to periods of imprisonment imposed for default, shall be construed accordingly.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/48/schedule/14/paragraph/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1982/schedule-14/paragraph-54
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