{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003/section-21.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/44",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003",
  "path": "section/21",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 2",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“bail” means bail in criminal proceedings (within the meaning of the 1976 Act),\n“bail hostel” has the meaning given by section 2(2) of the 1976 Act,\n“the 1976 Act” means the Bail Act 1976 (c. 63),\n“vary” has the same meaning as in the 1976 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 21 wholly in force at 5.4.2004, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(6))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:40.404644+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."
}