{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-police-act-2001/section-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-police-act-2001/section-6.json",
  "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/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Secretary of State’s guidance",
  "text": "The Secretary of State may issue guidance—\n(a) about the exercise of the discretion given to constables by this Chapter;\n(b) about the issuing of penalty notices;\n(ba) about educational course schemes;\n(c) with a view to encouraging good practice in connection with the operation of provisions of this Chapter.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 6(ba) inserted (8.4.2013) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 23 para. 8; S.I. 2013/453, art. 4(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/6",
    "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."
}