Juvenile Delinquents Act

Juvenile Delinquents Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act respecting juvenile delinquents
CitationSC 1908, c 40
Royal assent20 July 1908
Repealed2 April 1984
Legislative history
Introduced byFrédéric Liguori Béique
First reading8 May 1908
Second reading21 May 1908
Third reading16 June 1908
Member(s) in chargeAllen Bristol Aylesworth
First reading19 June 1908
Second reading8 July 1908
Third reading8 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Status: Repealed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 It was revised in 1929 and superseded in 1984 by the Young Offenders Act.