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Paragraph 25 Part 3 – criminal proceedingsI1

United Kingdom

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Section 25D of the 1971 Actf1 is modified as follows.

(2)

Omit subsection (5).

(3)

For subsection (6) substitute—

“(6)

“Court” means—

(a)

if the arrested person has not been charged, or if he has been charged but proceedings for the offence have not begun to be heard, a court of summary jurisdiction;

(b)

if he has been charged and proceedings for the offence are being heard, the court hearing the proceedings.”.

(4)

Omit subsection (7).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 25 in force at 13.3.2008 for specified purposes and at 1.5.2008 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

Section 25D was inserted (as section 25A) by section 38(2) and (4) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33) and renumbered and amended by section 144(1) and (2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c.41).