{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/indictable-offences-act-amendment-act-1868/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/indictable-offences-act-amendment-act-1868/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/31-32/107",
  "legislation_title": "Indictable Offences Act Amendment Act 1868",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/indictable-offences-act-amendment-act-1868",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Definition of terms.",
  "text": "For the purpose of this Act “competent magistrate” shall mean—\nIn Scotland,—\nThe Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk, any of the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, any sheriff principal or sheriff . . . , or any justice of the peace:\nIn Northern Ireland,—\nAny justice of the peace, or any judge of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench, or any justice of oyer and terminer, or of gaol delivery:\nIn the Channel Islands,—\nIn Jersey, the bailiff or any lieutenant bailiff within his bailiwick or jurisdiction:\nIn Guernsey, the bailiff or any lieutenant bailiff within his bailiwick or jurisdiction:\nIn Alderney, the judge of Alderney, or in his absence any jurat of such island:\nIn Sark, the seneschal of Sark, or in his absence his deputy within such island:\n“Constable” shall include any peace officer or person authorized to apprehend persons charged with offences:\n“Warrant” shall include any process in the nature of a warrant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (c. 45), s. 9(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/107/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:57:21.630999+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."
}