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Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 42 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

42Mode of trial for certain firearms offences: transitory arrangementsE+W

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(1)The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 24 (summary trial of information against child or young person for indictable offence)—

(a)in subsection (1), for “homicide” there is substituted “ one falling within subsection (1B) below ”,

(b)in subsection (1A)(a), for “of homicide” there is substituted “ falling within subsection (1B) below ”,

(c)after subsection (1A), there is inserted—

(1B)An offence falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is an offence of homicide; or

(b)each of the requirements of section 51A(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 would be satisfied with respect to—

(i)the offence; and

(ii)the person charged with it,

if he were convicted of the offence.

(3)In section 25 (power to change from summary trial to committal proceedings and vice versa), in subsection (5), for “homicide” there is substituted “ one falling within section 24(1B) above ”.

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