{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-76",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/section-76.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/25",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996",
  "path": "section/76",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "76",
  "heading": "Power of magistrates’ courts.",
  "text": "In section 148(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (power of court to act where another may act) the reference to that Act includes a reference to this Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 76 repealed (N.I.) (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 107, Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(l) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1980 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "In its application to Northern Ireland, this section has effect subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 4; see s. 79"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/section/76",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:07.183739+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."
}