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Criminal Justice Act 1993

1993 c. 36 · Enacted 27 July 1993 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 January 2024.

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s. 67(1)repealedCriminal Justice Act 2003 Sch. 37 Pt. 7
Sch. 6repealedCompanies Act 2006 Sch. 16

An Act to make provision about the jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales in relation to certain offences of dishonesty and blackmail; to amend the law about drug trafficking offences and to implement provisions of the Community Council Directive No. 91/308/EEC; to amend Part VI of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; to make provision with respect to the financing of terrorism, the proceeds of terrorist-related activities and the investigation of terrorist activities; to amend Part I of the Criminal Justice Act 1991; to implement provisions of the Community Council Directive No. 89/592/EEC and to amend and restate the law about insider dealing in securities; to provide for certain offences created by the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992 to be punishable in the same way as offences under sections 39, 40 and 41 of the Banking Act 1987 and to enable regulations implementing Article 15 of the Community Council Directive No. 89/646/EEC and Articles 3, 6 and 7 of the Community Council Directive No. 92/30/EEC to create offences punishable in that way; to make provision with respect to the penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs; to make it an offence to assist in or induce certain conduct which for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provisions of F1EU law is unlawful in another member State; to provide for the introduction of safeguards in connection with the return of persons under backing of warrants arrangements; to amend the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 and Part I of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993; and for connected purposes.

[27th July 1993]

E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with art. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))

Modifications

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Act transitional provisions for effects of S.I. 2002/3150 (N.I. 4) (5.9.2003) by The Company Directors Disqualification (2002 Order) (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/346), arts. 3-6

Extent

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Act extends to England and Wales only, but for exceptions see s. 79(2)-(9)

Contents

  1. Part I: JURISDICTION
  2. 1Offences to which this Part applies.
  3. 2Jurisdiction in respect of Group A offences.
  4. 3Questions immaterial to jurisdiction in the case of certain offences.
  5. 4Rules for determining certain jurisdictional questions relating to the location of events.
  6. 5Conspiracy, attempt and incitement.
  7. 6Relevance of external law.
  8. Part II: DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES
  9. Confiscation orders
  10. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. Death or absence of defendant
  18. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. Offences
  21. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 17Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of drug trafficking: Scotland.
  23. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 19Offences in connection with laundering money from drug trafficking: Scotland.
  25. 20Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
  26. Enforcement
  27. 21Enforcement of certain orders.
  28. 22Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders: drug trafficking.
  29. 23Transfer of certain enforcement powers to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
  30. Miscellaneous
  31. 24Miscellaneous amendments.
  32. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 26Disclosure of information etc. received in privileged circumstances.
  34. Part III: PROCEEDS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT
  35. Confiscation orders
  36. 27Confiscation orders. Repealed
  37. 28Postponed determinations. Repealed
  38. Money laundering and other offences
  39. 29Assisting another to retain the benefit of criminal conduct. Repealed
  40. 30Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct. Repealed
  41. 31Concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct. Repealed
  42. 32Tipping-off. Repealed
  43. 33Application to Scotland of sections 93A to 93D of 1988 Act. Repealed
  44. 34Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders: proceeds of criminal conduct. Repealed
  45. 35Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. Repealed
  46. Part IV: FINANCING ETC. OF TERRORISM
  47. Amendments of the 1991 Act
  48. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  56. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  58. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  59. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  61. Amendments of the 1989 Act
  62. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  64. 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  65. Part V: INSIDER DEALING
  66. The offence of insider dealing
  67. 52The offence.
  68. 53Defences.
  69. Interpretation
  70. 54Securities to which Part V applies.
  71. 55“Dealing” in securities.
  72. 56“Inside information”, etc.
  73. 57“Insiders”.
  74. 58Information “made public”.
  75. 59“Professional intermediary”.
  76. 60Other interpretation provisions.
  77. Miscellaneous
  78. 61Penalties and prosecution.
  79. 61ASummary proceedings: venue and time limit for proceedings
  80. 62Territorial scope of offence of insider dealing.
  81. 63Limits on section 52.
  82. 64Orders.
  83. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  84. 65Fixing of fines.
  85. 66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  86. 67Penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or by careless driving.
  87. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  88. 69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  89. 70Penalties under implementation regulations.
  90. 71Offences in connection with taxation etc. in the European Union .
  91. 72Backing of warrants: safeguards. Repealed
  92. 73Power of Secretary of State to make grants in relation to combating drug misuse.
  93. 74Persons not eligible for early release.
  94. 75Compassionate release of certain children and other persons in Scotland.
  95. 76Life prisoners transferred to Scotland.
  96. 77Power to extend certain offences to Crown servants and to exempt regulators etc.
  97. Part VII: SUPPLEMENTARY
  98. 78Commencement etc.
  99. 79Short title, extent etc.
  100. Schedule 1: Special defences
  101. Market makers
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. Market information
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. 4Paragraph 4
  107. Buy-back programmes and stabilisation
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. 6Paragraph 6
  110. 7Paragraph 7
  111. 8Paragraph 8
  112. Schedule 2
  113. Part 1: Securities
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 3Paragraph 3
  117. 4Paragraph 4
  118. 5Paragraph 5
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. 7Paragraph 7
  121. 8Paragraph 8
  122. 9Paragraph 9
  123. 10Paragraph 10
  124. 11Paragraph 11
  125. Part 2: Interpretation
  126. 12Paragraph 12
  127. 13Paragraph 13
  128. 14Paragraph 14
  129. Schedule 3: Financial penalties
  130. Increases in certain maximum fines
  131. 1Paragraph 1
  132. Statements as to offenders’ financial circumstances
  133. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  134. Remission of fines
  135. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  136. Default in paying unit fines
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. Responsibility of parents and guardians
  139. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  140. Other amendments
  141. 6Paragraph 6
  142. Schedule 4: Extensions and Exemptions
  143. The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c.32)
  144. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  145. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.41)
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)
  148. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  149. The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4)
  150. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  151. The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c.5)
  152. 5Paragraph 5
  153. The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (c.24)
  154. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  155. Schedule 5: Consequential Amendments
  156. Part I: Enactments
  157. The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c.19)
  158. 1Paragraph 1
  159. The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)
  160. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  161. The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c.47)
  162. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  163. The Companies Act 1985 (c.6)
  164. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  165. The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c.32)
  166. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  167. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  168. The Financial Services Act 1986 (c.60)
  169. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  170. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  171. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  172. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  173. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  174. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  175. The Banking Act 1987 (c.22)
  176. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  177. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)
  178. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  179. The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4)
  180. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  181. The Companies Act 1989 (c.40)
  182. 16Paragraph 16
  183. The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (c.24)
  184. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  185. Part II: Orders in Council under the Northern Ireland Act 1974 Repealed
  186. The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (Statutory InstrumentS.I. 1986/1032 (N.I.6)) Repealed
  187. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  188. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  189. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  190. The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Statutory InstrumentS.I. 1989/2404 (N.I.18)) Repealed
  191. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  192. The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Statutory InstrumentS.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)) Repealed
  193. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  194. Schedule 6: Repeals and Revocations
  195. IRepeals
  196. IIRevocations