44 Detention of children
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

44  Detention of children

(1)     Where a child appears before the sheriff in summary proceedings and pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, an offence to which this section applies, the sheriff may order that he be detained in [a residential establishment] for such period not exceeding one year as may be specified in the order in such place (in any part of the United Kingdom) as [the appropriate local authority] may, from time to time, consider appropriate.

(2)     This section applies to any offence [(other than, if the child is under the age of 16 years, an offence under section 9(1) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8) or that section as applied

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