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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/section-120",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/60",
  "legislation_title": "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984",
  "path": "section/120",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "120",
  "heading": "Extent.",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, this Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(2) The following extend to Scotland only—\n. . .\n. . .\nsection 111;\nsection 112(1); and\nsection 119(2), so far as it relates to the provisions of the Pedlars Act 1871 repealed by Part VI of Schedule 7.\n(3) The following extend to Northern Ireland only—\nsection 6(4); and\nsection 112(2).\n(4) The following extend to England and Wales and Scotland—\nsection 6(1) and (2);\nsection 7;\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nsection 119(2), so far as it relates to section 19 of the Pedlars Act 1871.\n(5) The following extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—\nsection 6(3);\nsection 9(2A);\n. . .\nsection 114(1).\n(6) Nothing in subsection (1) affects—\n(a) the extent of section 113(1) to (7) and (12) to (14);\n(b) the extent of the relevant provisions so far as they relate to service proceedings.\n(8) In this section “the relevant provisions” means—\n(a) section 67(11) to (13);\n(c) Parts VII and VIII of this Act, except paragraph 10 of Schedule 3;\n(d) section 113(8) to (10).\n(8A) In this section “service proceedings” means proceedings before a court (other than a civilian court) in respect of a service offence; and “service offence” and “civilian court” here have the same meanings as in the Armed Forces Act 2006.”\n(8B) Section 384 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories) applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection (6)(a) and (b) above as it applies in relation to that Act.\n(9A) Section 119(1), so far as it relates to any provision amended by Part II of Schedule 6, extends to any place to which that provision extends.\n(10) Section 119(2), so far as it relates—\n(a) to any provision contained in—\nthe Army Act 1955;\nthe Air Force Act 1955;\nthe Armed Forces Act 1981; or\nthe Value Added Tax Act 1983;\n(b) to any provision mentioned in Part VI of Schedule 7, other than section 18 of the Pedlars Act 1871,\nextends to any place to which that provision extends.\n(11) So far as any of the following—\nsection 115;\nin section 118, the definition of “document”;\nthis section;\nsection 121; and\nsection 122,\nhas effect in relation to any other provision of this Act, it extends to any place to which that provision extends.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 120(2) repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 120(4) repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 120(5) inserted (1.8.2001) by 2001 c. 16, s. 86(2); S.I. 2001/2223, art. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 120(5) repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 120(6) substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise 31.10.2009) for s. 120(6)(7) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 106(2); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 120(8)(a) substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise 31.10.2009) for s. 120(8)(a)(b) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 106(3)(a); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 120(8)(d) substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise 31.10.2009) for s. 120(8)(d)(e) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 106(3)(b); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 120(8A)(8B) substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise 31.10.2009) for s. 120(9) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 16 para. 106(4); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 120(9A) re-numbered from subsection (9) by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170(1), Sch. 15 para. 101"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1871 c. 96."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1871 c. 96."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1955 c. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1955 c. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1981 c. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "1983 c. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "1871 c. 96."
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:58.179601+00:00"
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  "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."
}