781Definitions

781 Definitions

In section 3(1) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, in the definition of child—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

"(a) in the case of a person who is alleged to have committed an offence, has the same meaning as in the Youth Justice Act 2024; and";

(b) in paragraph (ae), for "10 years" substitute "12 years".

782 Part 5.1 repealed

Part 5.1 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 is repealed.

783 Time limits for filing a charge-sheet

For the note at the foot of section 344A of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 substitute—

1 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.

2 Section 53 of the Infringements Act 2006 and Part 4 of Schedule 3 to this Act also provide for the extension of the period in which a proceeding may be commenced in respect of an offence for which an infringement notice was issued.".