Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (repealed) in Scotland
1973 c. 62 · Enacted 25 October 1973 · Extends to United Kingdom
Annotations to the whole text
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)
Contents
- Part I: Powers of Courts to Deal with Offenders
- Discharge
- 1CEffect of discharge.
- Probation
- 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 13Effects of probation and discharge.
- Community service orders relating to persons residing in Scotland or Northern Ireland
- Suspended sentences of imprisonment
- 25Procedure where court convicting of further offence does not deal with suspended sentence.
- Powers relating to persistent offenders
- 29Supplementary provisions as to persistent offenders.
- Part II: Administrative and Supplemental Provisions
- Miscellaneous and supplemental
- 56Consequential amendments and repeals.
- 58Application to Scotland.
- Schedule 5: Consequential Amendments
- 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Criminal Justice Act 1948
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952
- 4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Summary Juristiction (Scotland) Act 1954
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts Act 1959
- 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Criminal Justice Act 1961
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Administration of Justice Act 1964
- 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Criminal Justice Act 1967
- 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18, 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 20Paragraph 20
- 21Paragraph 21
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23—25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 26Paragraph 26
- 27Paragraph 27
- Criminal Appeal Act 1968
- 28Paragraph 28
- 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
- 30Paragraph 30
- The Civil Evidence Act 1968
- 31Paragraph 31
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968
- 32Paragraph 32
- The Children and Young Persons Act 1969
- 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 39Paragraph 39
- The Administration of Justice Act 1970
- 40Paragraph 40
- The Courts Act 1971
- 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Industrial Relations Act 1971
- 42Paragraph 42
- The Road Traffic Act 1972
- 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 44Paragraph 44
- The Criminal Justice Act 1972
- 45Paragraph 45
- 46Paragraph 46
- 47Paragraph 47
- 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- The Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973
- 49Paragraph 49
- The Social Security Act 1973
- 50Paragraph 50
- Schedule 6Enactments Repealed
1CEffect of discharge.C1F1C2 E+W+S
Subject to subsection (2) below and to section 50(1A) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 and section 108(1A) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, a conviction of an offence for which an order is made under this Part of this Act discharging the offender absolutely or conditionally shall be deemed not to be a conviction for any purpose other than—
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Where the offender was of or over eighteen years of age at the time of his conviction of the offence in question and is subsequently sentenced under this Part of this Act for that offence, subsection (1) above shall cease to apply to the conviction.
Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this section, the conviction of an offender who is discharged absolutely or conditionally under this Part of this Act shall in any event be disregarded for the purposes of any enactment or instrument which—
imposes any disqualification or disability upon convicted persons; or
authorises or requires the imposition of any such disqualification or disability.
The preceding provisions of this section shall not affect—
any right of any offender discharged absolutely or conditionally under this Part of this Act to rely on his conviction in bar of any subsequent proceedings for the same offence; or
the restoration of any property in consequence of the conviction of any such offender; or
the operation, in relation to any such offender, of any enactment or instrument in force at the commencement of this Act which is expressed to extend to persons dealt with under section 1(1) of the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 as well as to convicted persons.
In this section “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act and “instrument” means an instrument having effect by virtue of an Act.
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13Effects of probation and discharge.C7C1C2C3C4 E+W+S
Subject to subsection (2) below, F1and to section 50(1A) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 and section 108(1A) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, a conviction of an offence for which an order is made under this Part of this Act placing the offender on probation or discharging him absolutely or conditionally shall be deemed not to be a conviction for any purpose other than the purposes of the proceedings in which the order is made and of any subsequent proceedings which may be taken against the offender under the preceding provisions of this Act F2and the purposes of section 1(2)(bb) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969.
Where the offender was of or over seventeen years of age at the time of his conviction of the offence in question and is subsequently sentenced under this Part of this Act for that offence, subsection (1) above shall cease to apply to the conviction.
Without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this section, the conviction of an offender who is placed on probation or discharged absolutely or conditionally under this Part of this Act shall in any event be disregarded for the purposes of any enactment or instrument which imposes any disqualification or disability upon convicted persons, or authorises or requires the imposition of any such disqualification or disability.
The preceding provisions of this section shall not affect—
any right of any offender placed on probation or discharged absolutely or conditionally under this Part of this Act to F3rely on his conviction in bar of any subsequent proceedings for the same offence;
the restoration of any property in consequence of the conviction of any such offender; or
the operation, in relation to any such offender, of any enactment or instrument in force at the commencement of this Act which is expressed to extend to persons dealt with under section 1(1) of the M1Probation of Offenders Act 1907 as well as to convicted persons.
In this section “enactment” includes an enactment contained in a local Act and “instrument” means an instrument having effect by virtue of an Act.
25Procedure where court convicting of further offence does not deal with suspended sentence. E+W+S
If it appears to the Crown Court, where that court has jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (2) below, or to a justice of the peace having jurisdiction in accordance with that subsection, that an offender has been convicted in Great Britain of an offence punishable with imprisonment committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence and that he has not been dealt with in respect of the suspended sentence, that court or justice may, subject to the following provisions of this section, issue a summons requiring the offender to appear at the place and time specified therein, or a warrant for his arrest.
Jurisdiction for the purposes of subsection (1) above may be exercised—
if the suspended sentence was passed by the Crown Court, by that court;
if it was passed by a magistrates’ court, by a justice acting for the area for which that court acted.
Where an offender is convicted by a court in Scotland of an offence punishable with imprisonment and the court is informed that the offence was committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence passed in England or Wales, the court shall give written notice of the conviction to the appropriate officer of the court by which the suspended sentence was passed.
Unless he is acting in consequence of a notice under subsection (3) above, a justice of the peace shall not issue a summons under this section except on information and shall not issue a warrant under this section except on information in writing and on oath.
A summons or warrant issued under this section shall direct the offender to appear or to be brought before the court by which the suspended sentence was passed.
29Supplementary provisions as to persistent offenders.F1E1 S+N.I.
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A person sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment under section 28 of this Act and transferred under section 26 of the M1Criminal Justice Act 1961 to Scotland or Northern Ireland shall, notwithstanding anything in section 26(4) (treatment of prisoners so transferred) be treated as if an extended sentence certificate had not been issued in respect of him.
56Consequential amendments and repeals.C1
The enactments specified in Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in that Schedule, being amendments consequential on the preceding provisions of this Act, but the amendment of any enactment by that Schedule shall not be taken as prejudicing the operation of section 38 of the M1Interpretation Act 1889 (which relates to the effect of repeals).
The enactments specified in Schedule 6 to this Act (which include enactments which were spent before the passing of this Act) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
58Application to Scotland. E+W+S
The following provisions of this Act shall extend to Scotland, that is to say—
section 56 and Schedules 5 and 6 so far as they amend or repeal any enactment or any part of an enactment which extends to Scotland;
but, except as provided by this section, this Act shall not extend to Scotland.
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In section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (orders requiring attendance at an attendance centre), in subsection (1), for the words “section six of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section six of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 72B of that Act (transfer of fine orders from Scotland), in subsection (3), for the words “section 44(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 32(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 44 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1954 (transfer of fine orders within and from Scotland), in subsection (5), for the words “section 47 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 31 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 5(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (construction of references to terms of imprisonment), for the words “sections fourteen and fifteen of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ sections 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 32 of that Act (amendments of Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952), in subsection (3)(a), for the words “section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 3 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 56 of that Act (committal for sentence for offences tried summarily)—
in subsection (1)(a), for the words “section 41(1) of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 24(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”; and
in subsection (2), for the words from “section 8(4)" to the end there shall be substituted the words “ section 28 and 29 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (committal for sentence), section 62(6) of this Act and sections 8(6) (probationer convicted of subsequent offence) and 24(2) (committal to be dealt with in respect of a suspended sentence) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 62 of that Act (revocation of licences and conviction of prisoners on licence), in subsection (6), for the words “section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 42 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 67 of that Act (computation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales), in subsection (2), for the words “section 40 of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 23 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 104 of that Act (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection (1)—
for the definition of “extended sentence certificate" there shall be substituted the following—
““extended sentence certificate” means a certificate issued under section 28 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 stating that an extended term of imprisonment was imposed on an offender under that section;” and
for the definition of “suspended sentence" there shall be substituted the following—
““suspended sentence” means a sentence to which an order under section 22(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 relates.”
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In section 106(2)(b) of that Act (provisions extending to Scotland), for the words from “38(7)" to “54(6) to" there shall be substituted the words “ 48, 54(6) and" ”.
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In section 10 of the M1Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (appeal against sentence in cases dealt with by the Crown Court otherwise than on conviction on indictment), in subsection (3)(c)(iii), for the words “section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 23 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 94 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “probation order" for the words “section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 2 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings), in subsection (5), for the words in paragraph (a) “section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In section 10 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings), in subsection (5), for the words in paragraph (a) “section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In Schedule 4 to that Act (transitional provisions and savings) in paragraph 12(3), for the words “Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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In Part I of Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 (orders for costs, compensation, etc., enforceable as on a summary conviction), for paragraphs 10 and 11 as originally enacted there shall be substituted (in place of the paragraph substituted for those paragraphs and the paragraph 9A inserted by section 8 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 by Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice Act 1972) the following paragraph—
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10Where under section 35 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 a court orders the payment of compensation.”
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In paragraph 28 of Schedule 3 to the Industrial Relations Act 1971 (provisions as to fines imposed by the Industrial Court), in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “section 14" to “1967" there shall be substituted the words “ the provisions of section 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ” and the words “to a court of assize or" shall be omitted.
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In section 105 of that Act (supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements), in subsection (2), after the words “Criminal Justice Act 1972" there shall be inserted the words “ or section 44(3) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ” and for the words “that section" there shall be substituted the words “ section 24 or 44, as the case may be" ”.
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In section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (power to deprive offender of property used, or intended for use, for purposes of crime), in subsection (5), for the words from “in regard" to “of this section" there shall be substituted the words
“that any property which was in his possession or under his control at the time of his apprehension—
(a)has been used for the purpose of committing, or facilitating the commission of, any offence; or
(b)was intended by him to be used for that purpose”.
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In section 24 of that Act (driving disqualification where vehicle used for purposes of crime)—
in subsection (2), for the words from “mentioned" to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “ of committing, or facilitating the commission of, the offence, the court may order that person to be disqualified, for such period as the court thinks fit, for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972" ”; and
in subsection (3), for the words “subsection (1)" there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (2)" ”.
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In section 49 of that Act (community service order in lieu of warrant of commitment for failure to pay fine, etc.)—
in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “this Act" in the second place where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “ In this section community service order" has the same meaning as in the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 and section 14(2) of that Act and, so far as applicable, the other provisions of that Act" ”, and for the words “subsection (3) of section 17" and “section 18(1)(b) of this Act" there shall be substitiuted respectively the words “ subsection (3) of section 16" ” and “ section 17(2)(a) of that Act" ”; and
in subsection (4), for the words “section 47(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 32(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Acts 1973" ”.
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In section 18 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (miscellaneous applications of that Act)—
in subsection (1)(b), for the words “section 29 of that Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 42 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”; and
in subsection (4), for paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(a)proceedings for dealing with an offender under section 6, 8 or 10 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (probation orders and orders for conditional discharge);
(b)proceedings under section 16 or 17 of that Act (community service orders); and
(c)proceedings under section 23(1) or 27 of that Act for dealing with an offender in respect of a suspended sentence or for breach of a suspended sentence supervision order.”
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In Schedule 23 to the Social Security Act 1973 (proceedings for offences etc.), in paragraph 11(1), for the words “Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
Schedule 6Enactments RepealedC1 E+W+S
| Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
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| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 58. | The Criminal Justice Act 1948. | Sections 3 to 12 and 14. |
| Section 17(1), (2) and (6). | ||
| Sections 29, 43 and 45 to 47. | ||
| Section 77, except subsection (6), and, in subsection (1), the words “Any expenses of the Secretary of State under this Act" and the words from “shall" to the end of the subsection. | ||
| In section 80, in subsection (1) the definitions of “approved probation hostel", “approved probation home", “offence the sentence for which is fixed by law", “order for conditional discharge", “period of conditional discharge", “probationer", “probation order", “probation period", “sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction" and “supervising court", and subsection (5). | ||
| Section 81, so far as relates to sections 8, 9, 11 and 12. | ||
| Schedules 1 and 5. | ||
| In Schedule 8, paragraphs 3 to 9. | ||
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 94. | The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949. | In Schedule 11, the entry relating to section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 101. | The Justices of the Peace Act 1949. | Sections 36 and 37. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55. | The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952. | Section 107(2), (3). |
| In section 110(1), the words “thirty-nin e or". | ||
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72. | The Mental Health Act 1959. | In Part I of Schedule 7, the entry relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1948. |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 39. | The Criminal Justice Act 1961. | Section 2(2). |
| Section 9. | ||
| 1964 c. 42. | The Administration of Justice Act 1961. | Section 22. |
| In section 31, subsection (1) in so far as it amends s. 36 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949. | ||
| In Schedule 3, paragraph 19(2), (3). | ||
| 1967 c. 58. | The Criminal Law Act 1967. | Section 7. |
| 1967 c. 80. | The Criminal Justice Act 1967. | Sections 37 to 42. |
| Section 47. | ||
| In section 48, in subsection (1), the words “of a magistrates’ court or", the words from “section 72A" to “Scotland) or", and the words “magistrates’ court or", and subsection (2). | ||
| In section 50, the words from “and in" to the end of the section. | ||
| Sections 52 and 53. | ||
| In section 54, subsections (1) to (3), (5) and (7). | ||
| Sections 55 and 57. | ||
| Section 95 except subsection (1). | ||
| Section 96. | ||
| Section 99. | ||
| Section 106(3)(b), so far as relates to section 38(7). | ||
| In Schedule 6, paragraph 6. | ||
| 1968 c. 69. | The Justices of the Peace Act 1968. | Section 4(5) and (6). |
| 1969 c. 54 | The Children and Young Persons Act 1969. | Section 7(2). |
| In Schedule 4, paragraph 5(2). | ||
| In Schedule 5, paragraph 45. | ||
| 1971 c. 23. | The Courts Act 1971. | Section 53(2)(a). |
| In Schedule 8:— | ||
| in paragraph 24, sub-paragraph (a) and in sub-paragraph (b) the words “14(5)"; | ||
| paragraphs 25 to 27; | ||
| paragraph 48(a), so far as relates to sections 40, 41, 47, 48 and 54 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967; | ||
| paragraphs 51, 53 and 54. | ||
| 1971 c. 72. | The Industrial Relations Act 1971. | In Schedule 3, in paragraph 28(1) the words “to a court of assize or". |
| 1972 c. 70. | The Local Government Act 1972. | In section 217(5), the words from “but" to the end of the subsection. |
| 1972 c. 71. | The Criminal Justice Act 1972. | Part I except sections 6, 23(5) and (6), and 24(2) to (4). |
| Sections 37, 40, 51(3), 52 to 57, and 66(3) and (4). | ||
| Schedule 1. | ||
| In Schedule 5, the entry relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1948, paragraphs (b), (e), (f) and (g) of the entry relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1967, and paragraph (b) of the entry relating to Part I of Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970. |