{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/schedule-9/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/schedule-9/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/22",
  "legislation_title": "Access to Justice Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Paragraph 8A (replacement of probation order with conditional discharge) is amended as follows.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “it appears to a magistrates’ court acting for the petty sessions area concerned” substitute “ to a magistrates’ court acting for the petty sessions area concerned (where the order was made by a magistrates’ court) or the Crown Court (where the order was made by the Crown Court) it appears to the court ”.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (2), after “paragraph 7” insert “ or 8 ”.\n(4) In sub-paragraph (3)—\n(a) omit “and the probation order was made by a magistrates’ court”, and\n(b) for “the magistrates’ court” substitute “ the court ”.\n(5) Omit sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).\n(6) In sub-paragraph (6)—\n(a) for “sub-paragraphs (3) and (5)” substitute “ sub-paragraph (3) ”, and\n(b) in the words treated as substituted in section 1A(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973, omit “or (5)”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1973 c.62."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/9/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:52.561428+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}