{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1982/section-61",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1982/section-61.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/48",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1982",
  "path": "section/61",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Legal representation in case of committal on written statements.",
  "text": "In section 6(2)(a) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 for the words “is not represented by counsel or a solicitor\" there shall be substituted the words “has no solicitor acting for him in the case (whether present in court or not)\".",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 61 repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(d)(2)(3) (with art. 5); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(d), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(d)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/48/section/61",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:10:50.097321+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."
}