The rebuttable presumption of criminal law that a child aged 10 or over is incapable of committing an offence is hereby abolished.
Section 34: Abolition of rebuttable presumption that a child is doli incapax.
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 · 1998 c. 37View on legislation.gov.uk
Part II: Criminal law
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