51 Remand and committal of children and young persons
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

51  Remand and committal of children and young persons

(1)     Where a court remands or commits for trial or for sentence a person under 21 years of age who is charged with or convicted of an offence and is not released on bail or ordained to appear, then, except as otherwise expressly provided by this section, the following provisions shall have effect—

(a)     . . . if he is under [18] years of age [. . ., the court shall] commit him to the local authority in whose area the court is situated [which it considers appropriate] to be detained—

(i)

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