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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977-commencement-no-1-order-1977/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1977/1365",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977-commencement-no-1-order-1977",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ACT 1977 COMING INTO FORCE ON 8TH SEPTEMBER 1977",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 5(10)(b)\nAmendment to section 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.\nSection 31(1).\nIncrease of fines for certain summary offences.\nSection 33.\nPenalty for offences under section 3 of Explosive Substances Act 1883.\nSection 43.\nPeremptory challenge of jurors.\nSection 51.\nBomb hoaxes.\nSection 52.\nMisuse of Drugs Act 1971: redefinition of cannabis.\nSection 54.\nInciting girl under sixteen to have incestuous sexual intercourse.\nSection 55.\nAmendment of Rabies Act 1974 and Diseases of Animals (N.I.) Order 1975.\nSection 57.\nProbation and conditional discharge; power to vary statutory minimum or maximum period.\nSection 63(1) and so much of section 63(2) as relates to any provisions specified in this Schedule, or in Appendix A or B hereto.\nProvisions applying to Scotland.\nSection 65.\nCitation, etc.\nSchedule 6\nIncrease of fines for certain summary offences.\nIn Schedule 11–\nso much of paragraph 5 as relates to section 289C(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975; paragraph 13.\nAmendments of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.\nSo much of Schedule 12 as is specified in Appendix A hereto.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nSo much of Schedule 13 as is specified in Appendix B hereto.\nRepeals.\nSchedule 14.\nTransitional provisions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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