Section 406: Offender reaching 18 during proceedings

Sentencing Act 2020 · 2020 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 13: Interpretation

Nothing in this Code affects section 29 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (power of a court, where an offender reaches 18 during proceedings for an offence, to deal with the offender as if still under 18).

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