{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-police-act-2001/section-11",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2001/16",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-police-act-2001",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 1",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“approved educational course” has the meaning given in section 2(4);\n“chief officer of police” includes the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police;\n“defaulter” has the meaning given in section 8(5);\n“educational course scheme” has the meaning given in section 2(4);\n“penalty notice” has the meaning given in section 2(4);\n“penalty notice with an education option” has the meaning given in section 2(4);\n“penalty offence” has the meaning given in section 1(1);\n“registrable sum” has the meaning given in section 8(4).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 11 inserted (8.4.2013) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 23 para. 12(2); S.I. 2013/453, art. 4(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 11 inserted (8.4.2013) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 23 para. 12(3); S.I. 2013/453, art. 4(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 11 inserted (8.4.2013) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 23 para. 12(4); S.I. 2013/453, art. 4(e)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:02.518965+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."
}