{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000/section-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000/section-31.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/43",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000",
  "path": "section/31",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Appeals.",
  "text": "(1) An individual may appeal against a disqualification order—\n(a) where the first condition mentioned in section 28 or 29 is satisfied in his case, as if the order were a sentence passed on him for the offence of which he has been convicted,\n(b) where the second condition mentioned in section 28 or 29 is satisfied in his case, as if he had been convicted of an offence on indictment and the order were a sentence passed on him for the offence.\n(c) where an order is made under section 29A, as if the order were a sentence passed on him for the offence of which he has been convicted.\n(2) In relation to a disqualification order made by the Court Martial, subsection (1)(b) has effect as if the reference to conviction on indictment were a reference to conviction by the Court Martial.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 26-37 repealed (E.W.) (12.10.2009 for specified purposes, 30.3.2010 for specified purposes, 17.6.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 10 (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 3; S.I. 2010/1101, art. 5; S.I. 2012/2231, art. 4 (with S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(b))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 31(1)(c) inserted (E.W.) (1.5.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 30 para. 4; S.I. 2004/829, art. 3(1)(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 31(2) substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 181; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "s.31 extends to UK.see s.81(1)(2)(a) for the extent"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/43/section/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:22.078398+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."
}