{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977/schedule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977/schedule-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1977/45",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Law Act 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Offences Made Triable Only Summarily, and Related Amendments",
  "text": "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nOffence\nEnactment\nAmendment\nOld Penalties\nNew penalties\nNight Poaching Act 1828 (c. 69)\n1. Offences under section 1 (taking or destroying game or rabbits by night or entering land for that purpose).\nSection 1\nFor the words from “such offender” onwards substitute “he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £200”.\n(a) for a first offence, on summary conviction, 3 months or £100 and, in default of finding sureties of £10, a further 6 months;\n£200.\n(b) for a second offence, on summary conviction, 6 months or £100 and, in default of finding sureties of £20, a further 12 months;\n(c) for a third offence, on conviction on indictment, 2 years or a fine or both.\n2.\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nPublic Meeting Act 1908 (c. 66)\n3. Offences under section 1(1) (endeavouring to break up a public meeting).\nSection 1(1).\nAfter “offence” add “and shall on summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both”.\n(a) on summary conviction 3 months or £100 or both;\n6 months or £1,000 or both.\n(b) on conviction on indictment 12 months or £500 or both.\nChildren and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)\n4. Offences under section 3 (allowing persons under 16 to be in brothels).\nSection 3.\nFor the words from “guilty” to “twenty-five pounds” substitute “liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50”.\n(a) on summary conviction 6 months or £25 or both;\n6 months or £50 or both.\n(b) on conviction on indictment 6 months or £25 or both.\nPublic Order Act 1936 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6.) (c. 6)\n5.Offences under section 5 (conduct conducive to breaches of the peace).\nSection 5 (as substituted by section 7 of the Race Relations Act 1965).\nAfter “offence” add “and shall on summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both”.\n(a) on summary conviction 3 months or £100 or both;\n6 months or £1,000 or both.\n(b) on conviction on indictment 12 months or £500 or both.\nWater Act 1945 (c. 42)\n6. . . ..\n. . ..\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . ..\n7, 8.\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n9.\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n11—13.\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n14—16\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nBetting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c.2)\n17. ...\nPolice Act 1964 (c. 48)\n18.. . .\n. . .\n. . ..\n. . .\n. . .\nTheatres Act 1968 (c. 54)\n19. Offences under section 6 (provocation of breach of the peace by means of public performance of play).\nSection 6(2).\nFor paragraphs (a) and (b) subtitute “on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both”.\n(a) on summary conviction 3 months or £100 or both;\n6 months or £1,000 or both.\n(b) on conviction on indictment 12 months or £500 or both.\n20.\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nHealth and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)\n21. Offences under section 33(5) (continuing contravention of improvement notice, prohibition notice or court order).\nSection 33(5).\nFor the words from “liable” to “£50” substitute “liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100”.\n£50 for each day on which the contravention continues.\n£100 for each day on which the contravention continues.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2 repealed by the Wages Act 1986 (c. 48, SIF 43:2), s. 32(2), Sch. 5 Pt. III"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "In Sch. 1 the entry relating to s. 7 of the Water Act 1945 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 2(2), Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 1 paras. 7, 8 repealed by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(3), Sch. 27 (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 1 item 9 repealed by Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2, SIF 42), Sch. 9 Pt. II"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 1: entry repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 4(11))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 1 paras. 11–13 repealed by Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24, SIF 83:1), s. 54(2)(3), Sch. 6 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sch. 1 paras. 14–16 repealed by Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44, SIF 83:1), s. 37, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 17 (1.9.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), s. 358(1), Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 18 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(3), 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt. I."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Entries relating to the Road Traffic Act 1972 repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "The text of Sch. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991."
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:24:10.366712+00:00"
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  "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."
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