{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diplomatic-and-consular-premises-act-1987/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diplomatic-and-consular-premises-act-1987/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/46",
  "legislation_title": "Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diplomatic-and-consular-premises-act-1987",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendments of 1977 Act.",
  "text": "(1) In section 9(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1977—\n(a) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (a)—\n“(aa) the premises of a closed diplomatic mission;” and\n(b) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (b)—\n“(bb) the premises of a closed consular post;”.\n(2) The following subsection shall be inserted after that subsection—\n“(2A) In subsection (2) above—\n“the premises of a closed diplomatic mission” means premises which fall within Article 45 of the Convention mentioned in subsection (2)(a) above (as that Article has effect in the United Kingdom by virtue of the section and Schedule mentioned in that paragraph); and\n“the premises of a closed consular post” means premises which fall within Article 27 of the Convention mentioned in subsection (2)(b) above (as that Article has effect in the United Kingdom by virtue of the section and Schedule mentioned in that paragraph);”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1977 c. 45."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/46/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:51:25.512507+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."
}