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Section 17: Maximum length of detention for young offenders.

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 · 1994 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Young Offenders

Section 1B of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (maximum length of detention in young offender institution for offenders aged 15, 16 or 17 years) shall be amended as follows.

In subsection (2)(b), for the words “12 months” there shall be substituted the words .“ 24 months ”

In subsection (4), for the words “12 months” there shall be substituted the words .“ 24 months ”

In subsection (5), for the words “12 months” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words .“ 24 months ”

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