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Part II Offences Relating to Entering and Remaining on Property
Part III Criminal Procedure, Penalties, etc.
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28. Penalties on summary conviction for offences triable either way.
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30. Penalties (and mode of trial) for offences made triable only summarily.
33. Penalty for offences under section 3 of Explosive Substances Act 1883.
38. Execution throughout United Kingdom of warrants of arrest.
38A. Execution in different parts of United Kingdom of warrants for imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
38B. Further provision for execution of warrants of commitment for non-payment of sum adjudged to be paid by conviction in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.
39. Service of summonses and citation throughout United Kingdom.
Part IV Miscellaneous Provisions
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53. Amendments of Obscene Publications Act 1959 with respect to cinematograph exhibitions.
54. Inciting girl under sixteen to have incestuous sexual intercourse.
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57. Probation and conditional discharge: power to vary statutory minimum or maximum period.
58. Proceedings involving persons under 17: increase of certain pecuniary limits.
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SCHEDULES
Offences Made Triable Only Summarily, and Related Amendments
Alteration of Penalties on Summary Conviction of Certain Offences Triable Either Way
Amendments of Criminal Procedure (Scotland Act) 1975]
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4.(1) In section 289(a), for “£150” there shall be substituted...
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7.For section 394(b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—...
9.In section 414(1) after the word “convicted” there shall be...
10.In section 462, in the interpretation of “fine” there shall...
Minor and Consequential Amendments
METROPOLITAN POLICE COURTS ACT 1839 (C. 71)
Section 24 (offence of possessing stolen goods without a satisfactory...
ACCESSORIES AND ABETTORS ACT 1861 (C. 94)
In section 8 (abettors in misdmeanors,) for “any misdemeanor” substitute...
OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ACT 1861 (C. 100)
For section 16 (sending letters threatening to murder) substitute— Threats...
PUBLIC STORES ACT 1875 (C. 25)
Section 7 (offences of possessing, without a satisfactory explanation public...
EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ACT 1883 (C. 3)
In section 3(1) (attempt to cause explosion, or making or...
Section 4(2) (duty of coroner to take depositions in a...
In section 29(5)(carrying on an unregistered voluntary home) omit the...
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT 1953 (c. 20)
In section 29(4) (correction of error in register resulting from...
ADOPTION ACT 1958 (7&8 Eliz.2.c.5.)
In section 50 (prohibition of certain payments), after subsection (3)...
OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS ACT 1959 (c. 66)
In section 3(3) (powers of search and seizure) at end...
In section 65, after subsection (1) (penalty for failure to...
HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1966 (c. 49)
In section 110, after subsection (1) (penalty for failure to...
In section 2(1) (under which an offence carrying a sentence...
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HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC. ACT 1974 (c. 37)
In section 15(6)(d) (power to restrict punishments which can be...
REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (c. 53)
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