{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960.json",
  "id": "ukpga/Eliz2/8-9/65",
  "title": "Administration of Justice Act 1960",
  "short_title": "Administration of Justice Act 1960",
  "long_title": "An Act to make further provision for appeals to the House of Lords in criminal cases; to amend the law relating to contempt of court, habeas corpus and certiorari; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.",
  "citation": "8 & 9 Eliz. 2 c. 65",
  "type": "ukpga",
  "year": "Eliz2/8-9",
  "number": "65",
  "version": "current",
  "date": "1960-10-27",
  "revised": true,
  "valid_from": "2018-03-08",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "unapplied_effects": 3,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Appeal to House of Lords in Criminal Cases",
      "url": null,
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/1",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Right of appeal.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-1",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/2",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Application for leave to appeal.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-2",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/3",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Special provisions as to capital cases.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/4",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Admission of appellant to bail.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-4",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/5",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": "Power to order detention or admission to bail of defendant.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-5",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/5A",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "5A",
      "heading": "Power to order continuation of community treatment order",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-5A",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/6",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": "Computation of sentence where bail granted.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/78.",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "7, 8",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-78.",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/9",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "9",
      "heading": "Procedure.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-9",
      "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/10",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "10",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-10",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "crossheading/appeal-to-house-of-lords-in-criminal-cases"
    },
    {
      "path": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Contempt of court, habeas corpus and certiorari",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/11",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "11",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-11",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/12",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "12",
      "heading": "Publication of information relating to proceedings in private.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-12",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/13",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "13",
      "heading": "Appeal in cases of contempt of court.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-13",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/14",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "14",
      "heading": "Procedure on application for habeas corpus.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-14",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/15",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "15",
      "heading": "Appeal in habeas corpus proceedings.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-15",
      "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/16",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "16",
      "heading": ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-16",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "crossheading/contempt-of-court-habeas-corpus-and-certiorari"
    },
    {
      "path": "crossheading/supplementary",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Supplementary",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "section/17",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "17",
      "heading": "Interpretation.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-17",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/supplementary"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/18",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "18",
      "heading": "Provisions as to Northern Ireland.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-18",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/supplementary"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/19",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "19",
      "heading": "Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-19",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/supplementary"
    },
    {
      "path": "section/20",
      "kind": "section",
      "number": "20",
      "heading": "Short title and extent.",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/section-20",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "crossheading/supplementary"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/FIRST",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "FIRST",
      "heading": ". . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-FIRST",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "SECOND",
      "heading": "Modifications of Act in relation to Northern Ireland",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/part/I",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "I",
      "heading": "General Modifications",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/1",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/I"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/2",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-2",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/I"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/3",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-3",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/I"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/4",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-4",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/I"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/5",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-5",
      "extent": null,
      "status": "repealed",
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/I"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/6",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/I"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/part/II",
      "kind": "part",
      "number": "II",
      "heading": "Specific Modifications",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/part/II/crossheading/section-twelve",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Section twelve",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/part-II/crossheading-section-twelve",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/II"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/wrapper1",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": null,
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-wrapper1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/II/crossheading/section-twelve"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/part/II/crossheading/section-fourteen",
      "kind": "crossheading",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Section fourteen",
      "url": null,
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/II"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/wrapper2",
      "kind": "paragraph",
      "number": null,
      "heading": null,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-wrapper2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": "schedule/SECOND/part/II/crossheading/section-fourteen"
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/THIRD",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "THIRD",
      "heading": ". . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-THIRD",
      "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "schedule/FOURTH",
      "kind": "schedule",
      "number": "FOURTH",
      "heading": ". . .",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/schedule-FOURTH",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [
    {
      "title": "Printed copy",
      "main": true,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2025-03-24",
      "size": 1894709,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/pdf/ukpga_19600065_en.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/8-9/65/pdfs/ukpga_19600065_en.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affected_provisions": "s. 12(4)",
      "affecting": "nia/2011/24",
      "affecting_title": "Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
      "affecting_provisions": "s. 95(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affected_provisions": "Sch. 2 Pt. 2",
      "affecting": "nia/2022/18",
      "affecting_title": "Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022",
      "affecting_provisions": "s. 105(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "extended by 1984 c. 28 s. 117K(4) (as inserted)",
      "affected_provisions": "s. 13",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2007/15",
      "affecting_title": "Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007",
      "affecting_provisions": "s. 107(1)"
    }
  ],
  "made_under": [],
  "changes_made_to": 55,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 0,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1960/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/8-9/65",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:10:49.367524+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."
}