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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no-2-order-1988/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1676",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no-2-order-1988",
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  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 COMING INTO FORCE ON 12th OCTOBER 1988",
  "text": "(Column 1)\n(Column 2)\nProvisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 33.\nEvidence of persons under 14 in committal proceedings.\nSection 34.\nAbolition of requirement of corroboration for unsworn evidence of children.\nSections 37 to 39.\nOffences of taking motor vehicle or other conveyance without authority etc, driving while disqualified, certain offences of criminal damage, common assault and battery to be summary offences.\nSection 40.\nPower to join in indictment count for certain summary offences.\nSection 41.\nPower of Crown Court to deal with summary offence where person committed for either way offence.\nSection 42.\nAmendments of section 56 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 relating to committal for sentence.\nSection 49.\nAbolition of power of magistrates' court under section 134 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 to order detention in a place certified by the Secretary of State.\nSections 51 to 54.\nMaximum fines under subordinate legislation.\nSections 55 and 56.\nFines under secondary subordinate instruments.\nSection 57.\nPowers of harbour authorities to provide for maximum fines up to level 4 on standard scale.\nSection 59.\nPower to alter exceptionally high maximum fines.\nSection 63.\nAmendment of section 28 of the Transport Act 1982 (fixed penalty notices).\nSection 70.\nForfeiture for drug offences.\nSections 96 and 97.\nExternal confiscation orders.\nSections 104 to 106.\nCompensation orders.\nSection 107.\nPower to make order applying proceeds of sale of property forfeited by offender for benefit of victim.\nSection 121.\nContinuation of trials for murder on death or discharge of juror.\nSection 122.\nJudge to decide issue of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict.\nSection 131.\nBail: requirement to comply with hostel rules.\nSection 132 and Schedule 11, so far as not already in force.\nAdministration of the probation service etc.\nSection 133 and Schedule 12.\nCompensation for miscarriages of justice.\nSection 145.\nPower to petition for winding-up etc on information obtained on investigation by Director of Serious Fraud Office.\nSection 147.\nSearches of detained persons.\nSection 148.\nComputer data about fingerprints.\nSection 155.\nPower to provide for remands in custody for more than eight days.\nSection 156.\nAppeals to Crown Court.\nSection 157.\nGroundless appeals and applications for leave to appeal.\nSection 163.\nApplication of restitution orders to the Crown.\nSection 164.\nAlteration of names of petty sessions areas.\nSection 165.\nOfficers of magistrates' courts.\nSection 170(1), to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 15 specified in Appendix A hereto.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nSection 170(2), to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 16 specified in Appendix B hereto.\nRepeals.\nSo much of Schedule 15 as is specified in Appendix A hereto.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nSo much of Schedule 16 as is specified in Appendix B hereto.\nRepeals.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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