# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995, Paragraph 14

Extent: S

In each of sections 23 and 329 (remand and committal of persons under 21)—
(a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), for the words from “commit” to the end there shall be substituted
“, instead of committing him to prison, commit him to the local authority in whose area the court is situated to be detained—
(i) where the court so requires, in secure accommodation within the meaning of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; and
(ii) in any other case, in a suitable place of safety chosen by the authority;”; and
(b) in subsection (4), for the words from “and” in the second place where it occurs to the end there shall be substituted
“to be detained—
(a) where the court so requires, in secure accommodation within the meaning of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; and
(b) in any other case, in a suitable place of safety chosen by the authority.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20/schedule/6/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-14
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