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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no4-order-1988/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2073",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No.4) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1988-commencement-no4-order-1988",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 COMING INTO FORCE ON 5TH JANUARY 1989",
  "text": "(Column 1)\nProvisions of the Act\n(Column 2)\nSubject matter of the provisions\nSection 32, except subsections (1)(a) and (3).\nEvidence through television links on trial on indictment for certain offences where witness is under age of 14.\nSection 50.\nSuspended and partly suspended sentences on certain civilians in courts-martial and Standing Civilian Courts.\nSection 60.\nPeriods of imprisonment for default in payment of fines etc.\nSection 61.\nProcedure relating to imprisonment for default in payment of fines etc.\nSection 62.\nFines on companies.\nSection 118.\nAbolition of peremptory challenge.\nSection 120.\nDiscretionary deferral of jury service.\nSection 130.\nComputation of sentence – time passed in care of local authority in accommodation provided for restricting liberty.\nSection 152.\nRemands of suspected drug offenders to customs detention.\nSection 153.\nCourt to give reasons for granting bail to a person accused of a serious offence.\nSection 154.\nProcedure where bail refused on previous hearing.\nSection 170(1), to the extent necessary to bring into force the amendment in Schedule 15 of section 20(4) of the Juries Act 1974.\nConsequential amendment relating to discretionary deferral of jury service.\nSection 170(2), to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 16 specified in Appendix A hereto.\nRepeals.\nIn Schedule 15, the amendment of section 20(4) of the Juries Act 1974.\nConsequential amendment relating to discretionary deferral of jury service.\nSo much of Schedule 16 as is specified in Appendix A hereto.\nRepeals.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 23."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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