ABSTRACT

It shall be conclusively presumed that no child under the age of ten years can be guilty of any offence.

As amended by Children and Young Person Act 1963, s.64, Criminal Law Act 1967, s. 12, Children Act 1975, schedules 3 and 4, Criminal Justice Act 1988, ss 45, 170 Children Act 1989, s. 108, Sch 13; Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991, s1.