# Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989, Paragraph 12


For section 206(1) of that Act, there shall be substituted the following section—
“ Detention of children convicted on indictment.
206 Subject to section 205 of this Act, where a child is convicted and the court is of the opinion that no other method of dealing with him is appropriate, it may sentence him to be detained for a period which it shall specify in the sentence; and the child shall during that period be liable to be detained in such place and on such conditions as the Secretary of State may direct.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/45/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-scotland-act-1989/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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