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The ''Youth Criminal Justice Act'' ("Act") is the law that controls how criminal law, which is federal, applies to young people accused of breaking a federal law. It is available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/Y-1.5/index.html. The Act deals only with young people who have had their 12th birthday but have not yet had their 18th birthday. The Act does not apply to children under 12. Nor does it apply to people over 17 – the ''Criminal Code'' of Canada applies to everyone over 17. It is available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/. | The ''Youth Criminal Justice Act'' ("Act") is the law that controls how criminal law, which is federal, applies to young people accused of breaking a federal law. It is available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/Y-1.5/index.html. The Act deals only with young people who have had their 12th birthday but have not yet had their 18th birthday. The Act does not apply to children under 12. Nor does it apply to people over 17 – the ''Criminal Code'' of Canada applies to everyone over 17. It is available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/. | ||
