{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987/section-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987/section-17.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/38",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Extent.",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, this Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(2) The following provisions extend also to Scotland—\nsections 2 and 2A;\nsection 11;\nsection 11A;\nsection 16;\nthis section; and\nsection 18.\n(3) The following provisions extend also to Northern Ireland—\nsection 1 (including Schedule 1) and sections 2 , 2A and 3;\nsections 11 and 11A;\nsection 16;\nthis section; and\nsection 18.\n(4) Section 13 above extends to Northern Ireland only.\n(5) The extent of any amendment of an enactment in Schedule 2 to this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended.\n(6) Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that section 2 above shall extend, subject to such modifications as may be specified in the Order, to any of the Channel Islands.\n(7) In subsection (6) above “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 17(2) substituted (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 59(3)(a), 153(7); S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 33"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 17(2) inserted (4.7.1996 with application (15.4.1997) as mentioned in Sch. 3 para. 8) by 1996 c. 25, s. 72, Sch. 3 paras.7, 8 (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1997/1019, art.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 17(3) inserted (14.7.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 59(3)(b), 153(7); S.I. 2008/1586, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 33"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 17(3) inserted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 311(4), 336(3)(4); S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 25 (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/38/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:51:32.307131+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."
}