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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1972-commencement-no-1-order-1972/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/1763",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1972 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1972-commencement-no-1-order-1972",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1972 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JANUARY 1973",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSections 1 to 5\nCompensation orders.\nSection 6\nRestitution orders.\nSection 11\nSuspended sentences.\nSection 12\nSuspended sentence supervision orders.\nSection 13\nBreach of requirements of suspended sentence supervision order.\nSection 14\nRestriction on imprisonment of persons who have not previously served prison sentences.\nSections 15 to 19\nCommunity service orders.\nSection 20\nProbation orders requiring attendance at day training centre.\nSection 21(1)\nMaximum fine for breach of requirements of probation order.\nSection 22\nDeferment of sentence.\nSection 23\nPower to deprive offender of property used, or intended for use, for purposes of crime.\nSection 26(1)\nAmendment of Representation of the People Act 1949.\nSection 27\nPayments in respect of jury service.\nSection 28\nPunishment for firearms offences.\nSection 29\nPossession of firearms by persons convicted of crime in Northern Ireland.\nSection 30\nPunishment for unlawful eviction or harassment of tenants.\nSection 31\nPunishment for certain offences of Sunday trading.\nSection 32\nPunishment for use of premises in breach of closing order.\nSection 33\nExtension of definition of “public place” in Public Order Act 1936.\nSection 35\nRelease on licence without recommendation of Parole Board.\nSection 37\nRestrictions on imprisonment etc. of persons not legally represented.\nSection 38\nLegal aid for appeals under Part I of Criminal Appeal Act 1968.\nSection 39\nCosts on appeal.\nSection 40\nPower of Crown Court to allow time for payment, or payment by instalments, of costs and compensation.\nSection 42\nOrder for return to borstal institution on reconviction.\nSection 43\nRelease of young persons arrested without warrant.\nSection 44\nCommittal for trial of young persons.\nSection 46\nAdmissibility of written statements made outside England and Wales.\nSection 47\nSummary trial of certain offences of arson.\nSection 48\nProceedings under Indecency with Children Act 1960.\nSection 51\nExecution of process between England and Wales and Scotland.\nSection 52\nFunctions of probation and after-care committees in relation to community service orders.\nSection 53\nProvision of day training centres, bail hostels, probation hostels etc.\nSection 54\nMaintenance of persons attending day training centres.\nSection 55\nProvision of accommodation for probation service.\nSection 56\nFinancial and other provisions as to probation and after-care committees.\nSection 57\nMembership of probation and after-care committees and delegation of their functions.\nSection 58\nAmendment of Police (Property) Act 1897.\nSection 59\nAbolition of duty to re-convey certain prisons to local authorities.\nSection 60\nPower of entry in connection with acquisition of land for prisons.\nSections 63(1) and (2)\nPowers of Parliament of Northern Ireland.\nSection 64\nMinor and consequential amendments and repeals.\nSection 65\nExpenses and receipts.\nSection 66\nCitation, interpretation, commencement and extent.\nSchedule 3\nAmendments of enactments relating to costs on appeal.\nSo much of Schedule 5 as is specified in Appendix A hereto.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nSo much of Part II of Schedule 6 as is set out in Appendix B hereto.\nRepeals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1763/schedule",
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  "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."
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