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  "legislation": "uksi/1967/1234",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1967 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1967",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1967-commencement-no-1-order-1967",
  "path": "schedule/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE 1ST OCTOBER 1967",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions.\nSection 7\nSignature of depositions.\nSection 8\nProof of criminal intent.\nSection 13\nMajority verdicts of juries in criminal proceedings.\nSection 14\nDisqualification of ex-prisoners from serving on juries in criminal proceedings.\nSection 15\nValidation of verdict where juror disqualified.\nSection 16\nContinuation of exemption from jury service at criminal trials.\nSection 17\nEntry of verdict of not guilty by order of a judge.\nSection 25\nRestrictions on issue of search warrants under Obscene Publications Act 1959.\nSection 26\nRestrictions on passing sentence in the absence of the defendant.\nSection 27\nSummary trial of certain offences under the Forgery Act 1913.\nSection 28\nJurisdiction of magistrates' courts to try offences.\nSection 29\nPlea by a corporation before a magistrates' court.\nSection 30\nPeriod of adjournment under sections 14 and 26 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952.\nSection 33\nTaking and use of finger-prints and palm-prints.\nSection 34\nCommittal of persons under twenty-one accused of extradition crimes, etc.\nSection 35\nExamining justices.\nSection 36\nInterpretation.\nSection 37\nPunishment of persistent offenders.\nSection 38(1) to (5) and (7)\nSupplementary provisions as to persistent offenders.\nSection 51\nCombination of disqualification and endorsement for motoring offences with probation orders and orders for discharge.\nSection 52\nDuration of conditions of discharge.\nSection 54\nMiscellaneous provisions as to probation orders.\nSection 55\nSelection of probation officers.\nSection 58\nPower to make recommendations for deportation.\nSection 59\nConstitution and functions of Parole Board and local review committees.\nSection 65\nAbolition of corporal punishment in prison.\nSection 66(3) and (4)\nMiscellaneous amendments of the Prison Act 1952.\nSection 67\nComputation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales.\nSection 69\nExtension of enactments relating to persons sentenced to imprisonment or detention to young persons sentenced to detention.\nSection 70\nPrisoner transferred from Scotland to England for security.\nSection 71\nExercise of powers of release.\nSection 72\nPower of magistrates to issue warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients.\nSection 94\nAbolition of fees in criminal proceedings in magistrates' courts.\nSection 95\nProbation and after-care areas and committees.\nSection 96\nFinancial provisions about probation and after-care.\nSection 97\nNew provision as to appeal against sentence passed at assizes or quarter sessions.\nSection 99\nEvidence with respect to offences punishable in Scotland.\nSection 100\nRegulations, rules and orders.\nSection 101\nExpenses.\nSection 102\nTransitional provisions and savings.\nSection 103\nMinor and consequential amendments and repeals.\nSection 104\nGeneral provisions as to interpretation.\nSection 105\nNorthern Ireland.\nSection 106(1) and (3) to (6)\nShort title, extent and commencement.\nSchedule 2\nProvisions as to Parole Board and local review committees.\nSchedule 5\nTransitional provisions and savings.\nParagraphs 4, 9 and 10 of Schedule 6\nAmendment of section 3(c) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1907 and sections 14(3) and 26(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952.\nSo much of Parts I and III of Schedule 7 as is set out in the Appendix hereto.\nRepeals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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