1065Definitions

1065 Definitions

In section 3(1) of the Infringements Act 2006, for the definition of child substitute—

"child means a person who is under 18 years of age at the time of the alleged commission of an infringement offence but does not include any person who is 19 years of age or over when—

(a) an infringement penalty is registered under section 16 of the Fines Reform Act 2014; or

(b) the enforcement agency gives the registration document and registration certificate (both within the meaning of the Youth Justice Act 2024) in relation to that person to a registrar under section 725(1) of the Youth Justice Act 2024;

It is conclusively presumed that a child who is under 12 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 10 of the Youth Justice Act 2024.".