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PART II Offences Relating to Entering and Remaining on Property
PART III Criminal Procedure, Penalties, etc.
Procedure for determining mode of trial of offences triable either way
19.Initial procedure on information for offence triable either way
20.Court to begin by considering which mode of trial appears more suitable
22.Procedure where trial on indictment appears more suitable
23.Certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small
24.Power of court, with consent of legally represented accused, to proceed in his absence
25.Power to change from summary trial to committal proceedings, and vice versa
26.Power to issue summons to accused in certain circumstances
27.General limit on power of magistrates' court to impose imprisonment,
28.Penalties on summary conviction for offences triable either way
29.Maximum penalties on summary conviction in pursuance of section 23
30.Penalties (and mode of trial) for offences made triable only summarily
33.Penalty for offences under section 3 of Explosive Substances Act 1883
PART IV Miscellaneous Provisions
53.Amendments of Obscene Publications Act 1959 with respect to cinematograph exhibitions
54.Inciting girl under sixteen to have incestuous sexual intercourse
55.Amendment of Rabies Act 1974 and Diseases of Animals (N.I.) Order 1975
57.Probation and conditional discharge: power to vary statutory minimum or maximum period
58.Proceedings involving persons under 17: increase of certain pecuniary limits
59.Alteration of maximum periods of imprisonment in default of payment of fines etc.
60.Increase in maximum amount of compensation which may be ordered by magistrates' court
SCHEDULES
Offences Made Triable Only Summarily, and Related Amendments
Offences Triable Either Way Instead of Only on Indictment
2.Offences under section 8 of the Disorderly Houses Act 1751...
3.Offences consisting in contravention of section 13 of the Statutory...
4.Offences under section 36 of the Malicious Damage Act 1861...
5.Offences under the following provisions of the Offences against the...
6.Offences under section 13 of the Debtors Act 1869 (transactions...
9.Offences under section 22 of the Electric Lighting Act 1882...
10.Offences under section 3 of the Submarine Telegraph Act 1885...
11.Offences under section 8(2) of the Cremation Act 1902 (making...
12.All offences under the Perjury Act 1911 except offences under—...
14.Offences under section 17 of the Deeds of Arrangement Act...
15.Offences under section 3(4) of the Checkweighing in Various Industries...
16.Offences under section 8(2) of the Census Act 1920 (disclosing...
17.Offences under the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act...
18.Offences under section 3(1) of the Shipping Contracts and Commercial...
21.Uttering any forged document the forgery of which is an...
22.Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence...
23.Attempting to commit any offence mentioned in the preceding paragraphs...
24.Any offence consisting in the incitement to commit an offence...
Offences Triable Either Way by Virtue of Section 16(1) or (2)
2.Offences under section 8 of the Disorderly Houses Act 1751...
3.Offences consisting in contravention of section 13 of the Statutory...
4.Offences under section 36 of the Malicious Damage Act 1861...
5.Offences under the following provisions of the Offences against the...
6.Offences under section 20 of the Telegraph Act 1868 (disclosing...
7.Offences under section 13 of the Debtors Act 1869 (transactions...
10.Offences under section 22 of the Electric Lighting Act 1882...
11.Offences under section 3 of the Submarine Telegraph Act 1885...
12.Offences under section 13 of the Stamp Duties Management Act...
13.Offences under section 8(2) of the Cremation Act 1902 (making...
14.All offences under the Perjury Act 1911 except offences under—...
16.Offences under section 17 of the Deeds of Arrangement Act...
17.Offences under section 3(4) of the Checkweighing in Various Industries...
18.Offences under section 8(2) of the Census Act 1920 (disclosing...
19.Offences under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925...
20.Offences under section 11 of the Agricultural Credits Act 1928...
21.Offences under the following provisions of the Coinage Offences Act...
22.Offences under the following provisions of the Post Office Act...
23.Offences under the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act...
24.Offences under section 3(1) of the Shipping Contracts and Commercial...
25.Offences under section 24B(7) of the Housing Subsidies Act 1967...
27.Offences under section 4(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 1967...
28.All indictable offences under the Theft Act 1968 except:—
29.Offences under the following provisions of the Criminal Damage Act...
30.Offences in relation to stamps issued for the purpose of...
31.Uttering any forged document the forgery of which is an...
32.Committing an indecent assault upon a person whether male or...
33.Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence...
34.Attempting to commit an offence triable either way except an...
35.Any offence consisting in the incitement to commit an offence...
Offences for which the value involved is relevant to the mode of trial
Alteration of Penalties on Summary Conviction of Certain Offences Triable Either Way
New Section to be Substituted for s.20 of Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926
Amendments of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975
1.There shall be inserted after section 193 a new section...
2.There shall be inserted after section 283 a new section...
3.(1) In section 284(b), for "£100" there shall be substituted...
5.There shall be inserted after section 289 new sections as...
7.For section 394(b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—...
11.There shall be inserted a new Schedule 7A, which shall...
Minor and Consequential Amendments
MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT 1952 (c. 55)
3.In section 22 (effect of dismissal of information for indictable...
4.In section 23 (using in summary trial evidence given before...
5.In section 29 (committal for sentence for indictable offence tried...
6.In section 35 (aiders and abettors), before the words "A...
7.(1) In section 87(2) (time-limit of fourteen days for applying...
8.In section 98(3)(b) (requirements as to place of sitting of...
9.In section 105(4) proviso (c) (power of magistrates' court to...
10.In section 108(2) (power of a magistrates' court to impose...
11.After section 130 insert— Magistrates' court may sit on Sundays...
12.In Schedule 2 (corporations)— (a) in paragraph 3, for sub-paragraph...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1961 (c. 39)
1.In section 12(1) (return to borstal institution on re-conviction) for...
2.(1) Section 26 (transfer of prisoner to serve sentence) shall...
3.(1) Section 28 (transfer of prisoner for trial) shall be...
4.(1) Section 29 (removal of detained person in the interests...
5.In section 39(1) (interpretation) in paragraph (b) of the definition...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1967 (c. 80)
1.Section 3 (restrictions on reports of committal proceedings) shall be...
3.In section 23(2) (requirements as to bringing before a justice...
4.(1) Section 24 (process for minor offences) shall be amended...
5.In section 44(5) (restrictions on magistrates' court's power to issue...
6.After section 44 insert as section 44A— Power of magistrates'...
7.(1) Section 60 (release on licence of persons serving determinate...
8.(1) Section 63 (supervision of young, short-term prisoners after release)...
9.In section 91 (drunkenness in a public place) omit subsection...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1969 (c. 54)
1.(1) Section 12 (power to include requirements in supervision orders)...
2.In section 13(3) (selection of supervisor for person placed under...
3.In section 15(1) (variation and discharge of supervision order where...
4.In section 16(10) (meaning of "attendance centre order" etc. for...
6.Paragraphs 1 and 3 above, and any related repeal provided...
POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS ACT 1973 (c. 62)
1.(1) Section 1 (deferment of sentence) shall be amended as...
2.For section 2(5)(b) (which requires a probation order requiring residence...
3.In section 9(1) (breach of conditional discharge by young offenders)—...
4.In section 15(2) (period within which work under a community...
6.In section 49— (a) in subsection (1), for "probation hostels...
7.Section 50 (inspection of approved bail hostels and of non-approved...
8.Section 51 (expenses and grants) shall be amended as follows—...
9.In section 57(1) (interpretation)— (a) in the paragraph beginning with...
10.Paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (which precludes a supervising court...
11.(1) Schedule 3 (the probation and after-care service and its...
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