# Criminal Justice Act 1988, Section 124: Detention of young offenders in Scotland.

Extent: S

(1) In each of sections 207 and 415 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 for subsections (5) to (10) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(5) A sentence of detention imposed under this section shall be a sentence of detention in a young offenders institution.”.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, in any enactment—
(a) for a reference to a detention centre there shall be substituted a reference to a young offenders institution; and
(b) for a reference (however expressed) to a detention centre order there shall be substituted a reference to a sentence of detention in a young offenders institution.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) above applies—
(a) to section 21 of the Firearms Act 1968;
(b) to Part I of Schedule I to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980;
(c) to section 41(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980.
(4) The amendments and transitional provisions in Schedule 9 to this Act shall have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/section/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988/section-124
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