42 Prosecution of children
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

42  Prosecution of children

(1)     [A child aged 12 years or more but under 16 years may not] be prosecuted for any offence except on the instructions of the Lord Advocate, or at [the instance of the Lord Advocate]; and no court other than the High Court and the sheriff court shall have jurisdiction over [such a child] for an offence.

(2)     Where a child is charged with any offence, his parent or guardian may in any case, and shall, if he can be found and resides within a reasonable distance, be required to attend at the court before which the case is

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