{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977/section-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977/section-40.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1977/45",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Law Act 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-law-act-1977",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Transfer of fine orders.",
  "text": "Schedule 7 to this Act (which confers powers on courts in Northern Ireland, and extends the existing powers of courts in England, Wales and Scotland, to make transfer of fine orders) shall have effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 38A inserted by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62), s. 51"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 38A inserted by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62), s. 51"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 38B inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 52"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 38B inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 52"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/45/section/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:24:10.366712+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."
}