Criminal Justice Act 1948
Part I Powers and Proceedings of Courts
Abolition of penal servitude, hard labour, prison divisions and sentence of whipping
1 Abolition of penal servitude, hard labour and prison divisions.
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Powers relating to young offenders
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Adjournment, remand, etc.
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27 Remand of persons aged 18 to 20.
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Miscellaneous provisions relating to procedure, appeals, evidence, etc.
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31 Jurisdiction and procedure in respect of certain indictable offences committed in foreign countries.
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37 Bail on appeal, case stated or application for certiorari.
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39 Proof of previous convictions by finger–prints.
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41 Evidence by certificate.
42 Order of speeches.
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Part II Administrative Provisions and Provisions as to Treatment of Prisoners, etc.
45—47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Institutions for offenders
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49 Remand homes.
50, 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rules for Management of Prisons, Etc.
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53—59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Miscellaneous
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66 Legal custody.
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69 Commutation of death sentence to sentence of imprisonment.
70 Amendments of Forfeiture Act, 1870.
71, 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part III Supplemental
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76 Rules and orders.
77 Expenses and grants payable out of moneys provided by Parliament.
78 Transitory provisions.
79The enactments mentioned in the first column of the Ninth...
80 Interpretation.
81 Application to Scotland.
82†Application to Northern Ireland.
83 Short title, commencement and repeals.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
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SECOND TO FOuRTH SCHEDULES
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FIFTH SCHEDULE
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SIXth SCHEDULE
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SEVENTH SCHEDULE
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EIGHTH SCHEDULE Transitory Provisions
1(1) Any person who immediately before the commencement of this...
2Any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment with hard...
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NINTH SCHEDULE Consequential and Minor Amendments.
TENTH SCHEDULE
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Criminal Justice Act 1948

1948 c.58

An Act to abolish penal servitude, hard labour, prison divisions and sentence of whipping; to amend the law relating to the probation of offenders, and otherwise to reform existing methods and provide new methods of dealing with offenders and persons liable to imprisonment; to amend the law relating to the proceedings of criminal courts, including the law relating to evidence before such courts; to abolish privilege of peerage in criminal proceedings; to regulate the management of prisons and other institutions and the treatment of offenders and other persons committed to custody; to re–enact certain enactments relating to the matters aforesaid; and for purposes connected therewith.