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Criminal Justice Act 1967 in Scotland

1967 c. 80 · Enacted 27 July 1967 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 6 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 29 June 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 36(1) 67(5)repealed in partCriminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 s. 168(3) Sch. 11
s. 34—Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 Sch. 7 para. 35
s. 67—Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 Sch. 8
s. 67(6)—Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 Sch. 7 para. 36
s. 20repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 9
s. 66(4)words substitutedLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 s. 129(5)

Contents

  1. Part I: Criminal Procedure, etc.
  2. 1—6Committal for trial without consideration of the evidence. Repealed
  3. Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence, procedure and trial
  4. 9Proof by written statement.
  5. 10Proof by formal admission.
  6. 11Notice of alibi. Repealed
  7. 12Application of sections 9 to 11 to courts-martial. Repealed
  8. 32Amendments of Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952. Repealed
  9. Part II: Powers of Courts to Deal with Offenders
  10. Enforcement of payment of fines, etc.
  11. 54Section 54
  12. 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part III: Treatment of Offenders
  15. Release of prisoners on licence and supervision of prisoners after release
  16. 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 60. . . Repealed
  18. 61. . . Repealed
  19. 62. . . Repealed
  20. 64. . . Repealed
  21. Miscellaneous
  22. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 69Extension of enactments relating to persons sentenced to imprisonment or detention to young offenders sentenced to detention.
  24. 70Prisoner transferred from Scotland to England for security.
  25. 72Power of magistrates to issue warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients.
  26. Part s IV, V
  27. 85—88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. Part VI: Miscellaneous and General
  29. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. Increase of Fines, etc.
  31. 92Increase of fines.
  32. 93Alteration of maximum periods of imprisonment in default of payment of fines, etc.
  33. 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. 95Probation and after-care areas and committees.
  35. 96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 98Amendment of enactments relating to criminal appeals.
  38. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. Miscellaneous
  40. 100Regulations, rules and orders.
  41. 102Transitional provisions and savings.
  42. 103Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
  43. 104General provisions as to interpretation.
  44. 106Short title, extent and commencement.
  45. Schedule 2: Provisions as to Parole Board and Local Review Committees
  46. The Parole Board
  47. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  48. Local Review Committees
  49. Schedule 3: Increase of Fines
  50. IIncrease of fines fixed by enactments
  51. IIIncrease of Limit on Fines which may be imposed by Subordinate Instruments
  52. IIIAmendment of Section 24 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 (c.38)
  53. IVAmendments Extending to Northern Ireland
  54. 1—8Paragraph 1—8 Repealed
  55. 9—15Paragraph 9—15 Repealed
  56. 16—19Paragraph 16—19 Repealed
  57. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  58. 21, 22Paragraph 21, 22 Repealed
  59. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  60. The Administration of Justice Act 1960 (c. 65)
  61. 24Paragraph 24
  62. 25Paragraph 25
  63. 26Paragraph 26
  64. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  65. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  66. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  67. 30Paragraph 30
  68. 31, 32Paragraph 31, 32 Repealed
  69. 33—35Paragraph 33—35 Repealed
  70. 36, 37Paragraph 36, 37 Repealed
  71. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  72. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  73. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  74. 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
  75. Schedule 5: Transitional Provisions and Savings
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. Release of prisoners, etc. on licence
  80. 7Paragraph 7
  81. 10Paragraph 10
  82. 11Paragraph 11
  83. 12Paragraph 12
  84. Non-payment of fines, etc.
  85. 14Paragraph 14
  86. Schedule 6: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  89. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  90. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  93. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. 9—13Paragraph 9—13 Repealed
  96. 14Paragraph 14
  97. 15Paragraph 15
  98. 16Paragraph 16
  99. 17—20Paragraph 17—20 Repealed
  100. 21Paragraph 21
  101. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  102. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  103. The Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39)
  104. 24Paragraph 24
  105. 25Paragraph 25
  106. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963 (c. 39)
  107. 26Paragraph 26
  108. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  109. 28Paragraph 28
  110. Schedule 7: Enactments Repealed
  111. IIRepeals Extending to Scotland