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Criminal Justice Act 1925

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Version Superseded: 18/06/2012

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Point in time view as at 31/12/2009.

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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Criminal Justice Act 1925, Part IV. Help about Changes to Legislation

Part IVE+W Miscellaneous and General

44, 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1E+W

46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2E+W

47 Abolition of presumption of coercion of married woman by husband.E+W

Any presumption of law that an offence committed by a wife in the presence of her husband is committed under the coercion of the husband is hereby abolished, but on a charge against a wife for any offence other than treason or murder it shall be a good defence to prove that the offence was committed in the presence of, and under the coercion of, the husband.

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49 Short title, interpretation, extent, repeal and commencement.E+W

(1)This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1925.

(2)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • The expression “examining justices” means the justices before whom a charge is made against any person for an indictable offence, and references to examining justices include a reference to a single examining justice:

  • . . . F4

(3)This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland, and references therein to warrants issued shall not be construed as including warrants issued elsewhere than in England or Wales.

(4), (5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5

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