Magistrates' Courts Act 1980

Section 22.

SCHEDULE 2 Offences for which the value involved is relevant to the mode of trial

Offence	Value involved	How measured
* 1971 c. 48.
1. Offences under section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971* (destroying or damaging property), excluding any offence committed by destroying or damaging property by fire.	As regards property alleged to have been destroyed, its value.	What the property would probably have cost to buy in the open market at the material time.
	As regards property alleged to have been damaged, the value of the alleged damage.	(a) If immediately after the material time the damage was capable of repair— (i) what would probably then have been the market price for the repair of the damage, or (ii) what the property alleged to have been damaged would probably have cost to buy in the open market at the material time, whichever is the less; or (b) if immediately after the material time the damage was beyond repair, what the said property would probably have cost to buy in the open market at the material time.
2. he following offences, namely— (a) aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence mentioned in paragraph 1 above; (b) attempting to commit any offence so mentioned; and (c) inciting another to commit any offence so mentioned.	The value indicated in paragraph 1 above for the offence alleged to have been aided, ' abetted, counselled or procured, or attempted or incited.	As for the corresponding entry in paragraph 1 above.