Juvenile Delinquents Act
| Juvenile Delinquents Act | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Canada | |
| |
| Citation | SC 1908, c 40 |
| Royal assent | 20 July 1908 |
| Repealed | 2 April 1984 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Frédéric Liguori Béique |
| First reading | 8 May 1908 |
| Second reading | 21 May 1908 |
| Third reading | 16 June 1908 |
| Member(s) in charge | Allen Bristol Aylesworth |
| First reading | 19 June 1908 |
| Second reading | 8 July 1908 |
| Third reading | 8 July 1908 |
| Related legislation | |
| Young Offenders Act Youth Criminal Justice Act | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Juvenile Delinquents Act (French: Loi sur les jeunes délinquants), SC 1908, c 40 was a law passed by the Parliament of Canada to improve its handling of juvenile crime. The act established procedures for the handling of juvenile offenses, including the government assuming control of juvenile offenders. It was revised in 1929 and superseded in 1984 by the Young Offenders Act.