Repeal of sub-section (1) of section 128 of the Principal Act and new provision in lieu thereof.
28.—Sub-section (1) of section 128 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that—
(a) in the definition of “child” contained in section 9 of the Summary Jurisdiction Over Children (Ireland) Act, 1884, “fifteen years” shall be substituted for “twelve years”, and
(b) in the definition of “young person” contained in the said section 9, “fifteen years” shall be substituted for “twelve years” and “seventeen years” shall be substituted for “sixteen years”.
