Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945

N.I. Procedure

F1 18 Procedure on charge. N.I.

Subs.(1)(2) rep. by 1964 c.21 (NI)

(3) WhereF2 [F3 an indictment has been presented] against a corporation in respect of any offence, the corporation may, on arraignment before the court, enter in writing by its representative a plea of guilty or not guilty, and if either the corporation does not appear by a representative or, though it does so appear, fails to enter as aforesaid any plea, the court shall order a plea of not guilty to be entered and the trial shall proceed as though the corporation had duly entered a plea of not guilty.

(4) Any summons or other document to be served on any corporation charged with an indictable offence may be served upon the corporation by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the registered office of the corporation or, if there be no such office in Northern Ireland, by leaving it at or sending it to the corporation at any place in Northern Ireland at which it trades or conducts its business.

(5) In this section the expression “representative” in relation to a corporation means a person duly appointed by the corporation to represent it for the purpose of doing any act or thing which the representative of a corporation is by this section authorised to do, but a person so appointed shall not, by virtue only of being so appointed, be qualified to act on behalf of the corporation before any court for any other purpose.

A representative for the purposes of this section need not be appointed under the seal of the corporation, and a statement in writing purporting to be signed by a managing director of the corporation, or by any person (by whatever name called) having, or being one of the persons having, the management of the affairs of the corporation, to the effect that the person named in the statement has been appointed as the representative of the corporation for the purposes of this section shall be admissible without further proof as prima facie evidence that that person has been so appointed.

Subs.(6) rep. by 1964 c.21 (NI)

F1 1974 c.49 (ext. to NI by 1980 c.25); 1979 c.37

F2 continue to am. 2002 c.26

F3 1972 NI 1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 18 applied (20.1.2007 for specified purposes and 6.4.2007 for further specified purposes and 1.10.2007 for further specified purposes and 6.4.2008 for further specified purposes and 1.10.2008 for further specified purposes and otherwise 1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1130(2)(b)(iii), 1300(2) (with s. 1133); S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(2)(b) (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 8, Sch. 5); S.I. 2007/1093, art. 2(2)(c) (with art. 11); S.I. 2007/2194, arts. 2(1)(l), 2(3)(h) (with art. 12); S.I. 2007/3495, arts. 3(3)(g), 5(3)(a) (with arts. 7, 12); S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(s) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2)

C2 S. 18 applied (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1257(4), 1300(2); S.I. 2007/3495, art. 3(1)(u) (with arts. 7, 9, 12 Sch. 4 paras. 37-42)

C3 S. 18 applied (30.4.2007) by Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2957 (N.I. 20)), art. 13(8)(a) (with art. 16); S.R. 2007/118, art. 2

C4 S. 18 applied (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 31(6)(b)(iii), 94(1); S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(f)

C5 S. 18 applied (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 32(5)(b)(iii), 94(1); S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(f)

C6 S. 18 applied (15.12.2007) by Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2157), reg. 47(8)(c)

C7 S. 18 applied (15.12.2007) by Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3298), reg. 16(8)(c)

C8 S. 18 applied (27.11.2008) by Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28), ss. 62, 100(2), Sch. 7 para. 37(2)(c) (with s. 101(2), Sch. 7 para. 43)

C9 S. 18 applied (E.W.S.) (9.3.2009) by Ozone-Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/216), reg. 10(6)(b)(iii)

C10 S. 18 applied (9.3.2009) by Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/261), regs. 1(1)(b)(3)(5), 52(6)(b)(iii)

C11 S. 18 applied (27.4.2009) by Organic Products Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/842), reg. 28(4)(c)

C12 S. 18 applied (1.5.2009) by Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), regs. 1(2)(b)(xiii), 118(4)(c)

C13 S. 18 applied (1.1.2010) by Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control System) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3263), reg. 12(2)(b)(iii)

C14 S. 18 applied (8.3.2010) by Mercury Export and Data (Enforcement) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/265), regs. 2, 7(7)(b)(iii)

C15 S. 18 applied (31.3.2010) by Horse Passports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/40), reg. 22(2)(b)

C16 S. 18 applied (6.4.2010) by Detergents Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/740), reg. 24(2)(b)(iii)

C17 S. 18 applied (25.6.2010) by Marketing of Fresh Horticulture Produce Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/198), reg. 21(7)(b)

C18 S. 18 applied (17.9.2010 with application as mentioned in reg. 3 of the amending Regulations) by Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2079), reg. 22(4)

C19 S. 18 applied (1.7.2011) by Bribery Act 2010 (c. 23), ss. 15(2)(b)(ii), 19(1) (with ss. 16, 19(5)); S.I. 2011/1418, art. 2

C20 S. 18 applied (with modifications) (30.12.2011) by Wine Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2936), reg. 16(2)(d) (with reg. 3(9))

C21 S. 18 applied (1.2.2007 for W. for specified purposes, 2.4.2007 for W. for specified purposes, 1.7.2007 for E. for specified purposes, 22.4.2008 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 13.12.2008 for W. for specified purposes, 1.8.2012 for N.I. for specified purposes) by Health Act 2006 (c. 28), ss. 77(4)(c), 83(4)(a)(6)(b)(7); S.I. 2007/204, arts. 2(c), 3(c); S.I. 2007/1375, art. 2(b); S.I. 2008/1147, art. 3(b)(c); S.I. 2008/3171, art. 2(b); S.R. 2012/307, art. 2(b)

C22 S. 18 applied (3.3.2013) by The Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/233), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(b)(ii)

C23 S. 18 applied (31.8.2013) by The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/208), regs. 1, 49(4) (with Sch. 1)

C24 S. 18 applied (with modifications) (1.3.2014) by The Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/195), regs. 1, 15(2)(d)

C25 S. 18 applied (1.4.2014) by Energy Act 2013 (c. 32), s. 156(1), Sch. 10 para. 8(3)(b); S.I. 2014/251, art. 4

C26 S. 18 applied (12.12.2014) by The Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3085), regs. 1, 23(4)(c)

C27 S. 18 applied (1.1.2015) by The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3263), regs. 1(1), 26(2)(b)(ii)

C28 S. 18 applied (7.3.2015) by The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/168), regs. 1(2), 11(8)(b)(iii) (with reg. 12(7))

C29 S. 18 applied (19.3.2015) by The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/310), regs. 1(1)(b), 30(6)(b)(iii)

C30 S. 18 applied (13.4.2015) by The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Criminal Sanctions) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/979), regs. 1, 8(2)(c)

C31 S. 18 applied (5.10.2015) by The Rural Development Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/326), regs. 1, 20(2)(b)

C32 S. 18 applied (12.10.2015) by The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/821), regs. 1(3), 15(2)(b)(ii) (with regs. 1(5), 12)

C33 S. 18 applied (with modifications) (16.11.2015) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1896), regs. 1(2), 13(2)(d)

C34 S. 18 applied (1.1.2016) by The Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1945), regs. 1(2), 38(4)(c)

C35 S. 18 applied (1.1.2016) by The Small and Medium Sized Business (Finance Platforms) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1946), regs. 1(2), 35(4)(c)

C36 S. 18 applied (31.1.2016) by The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/425), regs. 1(1), 27(5)(b) (with reg. 29)

C37 S. 18 applied (1.3.2016) by The Areas of Natural Constraint Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/15), regs. 1, 17(2)(b)

C38 S. 18 applied (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), regs. 1(2), 27(4)(c)

C39 S. 18 applied (25.11.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), ss. 30(3)(b)(iii), 94(1); S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 4(c)

C40 S. 18 applied (25.11.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), ss. 29(4)(b)(iii), 94(1); S.I. 2016/1037, reg. 4(c)

C41 S. 18 applied (1.2.2017) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Exceptional Adjustment Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/13), regs. 1(2), 15(2)(b)

C42 S. 18 applied (1.3.2017) by The Areas of Natural Constraint Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/8), regs. 1, 17(2)(b)

C43 S. 18 applied (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 30.9.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 50(2)(b)(ii), 58(5)(6); S.I. 2017/739, reg. 3

C44 S. 18 applied (26.6.2017) by The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/692), regs. 1(2), 91(4)(b) (with regs. 8, 15)

C45 S. 18 applied (13.10.2017) by The Payment Services Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/752), regs. 1(3)(d), 146(4)(c) (with reg. 3)

C46 S. 18 applied (1.1.2018) by The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1200), regs. 2(1), 45(7) (with reg. 1(2))

C47 S. 18 applied (30.4.2018) by The Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/437), regs. 1(2), 18(2)(c) (with reg. 3)

C48 S. 18 applied (1.10.2018) by The Nuclear Security (Secretary of State Security Directions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/408), regs. 1(2), 14(3)(c) (with reg. 7)

C49 S. 18 applied (29.3.2019) by The Equine Identification Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/67), regs. 1, 20(2)(b)

C50 S. 18 applied (1.12.2019) by The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/159), arts. 1(1), 8(5)(b) (with art. 1(2))

C51 S. 18 applied (1.12.2019) by The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 (S.I 2019/527), arts. 1(1), 11(2)(b)(iii) (with art. 1(2)(4)) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1213, regs. 1, 2(2))

C52 S. 18 applied (6.7.2020 at 1.00 p.m.) by The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/680), regs. 1(2), 35(3)(b)(ii)

C53 S. 18 applied (23.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/293), regs. 1, 49(2)(b)

C54 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/438), regs. 1(2), 52(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 6(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C55 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/433), regs. 1(2), 52(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 5(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C56 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1665), regs. 1(3), 69(3)(b)(ii)

C57 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1278), regs. 1(2), 52(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 20(2)

C58 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792), regs. 1(3), 82(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C59 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/618), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 14(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C60 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1142), regs. 1(2), 33(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 2(2)

C61 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/573), regs. 1(2), 45(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 11(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C62 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/134), regs. 1(2), 54(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 2(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C63 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/411), regs. 1(2), 113(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C64 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/948), regs. 1(2), 41(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 16(2)

C65 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/466), regs. 1(2), 42(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 9(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C66 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/616), regs. 1(2), 52(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 10(2)

C67 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1468), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 23(2)

C68 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/135), regs. 1(2), 54(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 3(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C69 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/604), regs. 1(2), 52(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 13(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C70 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/136), regs. 1(2), 54(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 4(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C71 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/608), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 7(2)

C72 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753), regs. 1(2), 53(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 15(2)

C73 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855), regs. 1(2), 83(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C74 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/577), regs. 1(2), 31(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1416, reg. 2(2)

C75 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/461), regs. 1(2), 59(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C76 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1474), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 24(2)

C77 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/707), regs. 1(2), 53(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 14(2)

C78 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/612), regs. 1(2), 27(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 9

C79 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/610), regs. 1(2), 33(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 8(2)

C80 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/642), regs. 1(2), 66(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 12(2)

C81 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Syria (United Nations Sanctions) (Cultural Property) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1233), regs. 1(2), 22(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 19

C82 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/600), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 12(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C83 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/617), regs. 1(2), 28(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 11(2)

C84 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1145), regs. 1(2), 33(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 3(2)

C85 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/705), regs. 1(2), 35(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 13(2)

C86 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/554), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 10(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C87 S. 18 applied (31.12.2020) by The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/597), regs. 1(2), 33(3)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 6(2)

C88 S. 18 applied (26.4.2021 at noon) by The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/488), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii)

C89 S. 18 applied (29.4.2021 at 5.00 pm) by The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/496), regs. 1(3), 63(3)(b)(ii)

C90 S. 18 applied (29.7.2021) by Space Industry Act 2018 (c. 5), ss. 58(3)(b), 70(1); S.I. 2021/817, reg. 2, Sch. para. 98 (with reg. 3)

C91 S. 18 applied (14.12.2021) by The Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1404), regs. 1(2), 34(3)(b)(ii)

C92 S. 18 applied (4.1.2022) by National Security and Investment Act 2021 (c. 25), ss. 38(3)(b), 66(3); S.I. 2021/1465, regs. 2, 3 (with regs. 4, 5)

C93 S. 18 applied (28.12.2022) by The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281), regs. 1(2), 43(3)(b)(ii)

C94 S. 18 applied (26.10.2023 for specified purposes) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 203(1)(2), 219(1)(2)(b)

19 Fiats and consents of Attorney General to be admissible in evidence. N.I.

F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 S. 19 repealed (12.4.2010) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), ss. 86, 87, Sch. 13; S.R. 2010/113, art. 2, Sch. paras. 18, 21(a)

S.20 rep. by 1964 c.21 (NI)

21 Amendment as to summary proceedings under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854. N.I.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section ninety-two of the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 [1854 c.103] , proceedings for the recovery of any penalty which under the provisions of that Act may be recovered summarily may be taken by a police officer or constable without the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

S.22 substitutes s.4(1) of 1889 c.69 and s.2(1) of 1906 c.34

S.23 rep. by 1964 c.21 (NI)