{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965/section-2A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965/section-2A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1965/69",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-attendance-of-witnesses-act-1965",
  "path": "section/2A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2A",
  "heading": "Power to require advance production.",
  "text": "A witness summons which is issued under section 2 above and which requires a person to produce a document or thing as mentioned in section 2(2) above may also require him to produce the document or thing—\n(a) at a place stated in the summons, and\n(b) at a time which is so stated and precedes that stated under section 2(2) above,\nfor inspection by the person applying for the summons.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 2-2E and relevant cross-headings substituted for s. 2 (4.7.1996, with effect at 1.4.1999, (E.W.) and 21.8.2000 (N.I.)) by 1996 c. 25, s. 66(2)(7) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1999/718, art. 2; S.I. 2000/1968, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. 2-2E, the cross heading before s. 2, the cross heading before s. 2D and the cross heading following s. 2E substituted for s. 2 (4.7.1996 with effect at 1.4.1999 (E.W.) and 21.8.2000 (N.I.)) by 1996 c. 25, s. 66(2)(7) (with s. 78(1)); S.I. 1999/718, art. 2; S.I. 2000/1968, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/69/section/2A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:57:06.125650+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."
}