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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c.80)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Criminal Justice Act 1967

1967 CHAPTER 80

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Criminal Procedure, etc

    1. Committal proceedings

      1. 1—6.. Committal for trial without consideration of the evidence

      2. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence, procedure and trial

      1. 8. Proof of criminal intent

      2. 9. Proof by written statement (E+W+N.I.)

      3. 9. Proof by written statement (S)

      4. 10. Proof by formal admission

      5. 11. Notice of alibi

      6. 12. Application of sections 9 to 11 to courts-martial

      7. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 14—16... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 17. Entry of verdict of not guilty by order of a judge

      10. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 19.

      12. 20. Power of magistrates’ court to commit on bail for sentence

      13. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 22. Extension of power of High Court to grant, or vary conditions of, bail

      15. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      16. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      17. 25. Restriction on issue of search warrants under Obscene Publications Act 1959

      18. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      19. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      20. 28—30... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      21. 31.

      22. 32. Amendments of Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952

      23. 33. Taking and use of finger-prints and palm-prints

      24. 34. Committal of persons under twenty-one accused of extradition crimes, etc

      25. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      26. 36. Interpretation of Part I

  2. Part II

    Powers of Courts to Deal with Offenders

    1. 37—42... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Enforcement of payment of fines, etc

      1. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 44A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 48.

      7. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 52, 53... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 54.

      12. 55.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Miscellaneous

      1. 56.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Treatment of Offenders

    1. Release of prisoners on licence and supervision of prisoners after release

      1. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 60.. .

      3. 61.. .

      4. 62.. .

      5. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 64.. .

    2. Miscellaneous

      1. 65. Abolition of corporal punishment in prison

      2. 66.

      3. 67.Computation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales

      4. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 69. Extension of enactments relating to persons sentenced to imprisonment or detention to young offenders sentenced to detention

      6. 70. Prisoner transferred from Scotland to England for security

      7. 71. Exercise of powers of release

      8. 72. Power of magistrates to issue warrants for arrest of escaped prisoners and mental patients

  4. Parts IV, V

    1. 73—84... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 85—88... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Offences

      1. 89. False written statements tendered in evidence

      2. 90.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 91. Drunkenness in a public place

    2. Increase of Fines, etc

      1. 92. Increase of fines

      2. 93. Alteration of maximum periods of imprisonment in default of payment of fines, etc

    3. Fees

      1. 94.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Administration of probation and after-care services

      1. 95. Probation and after-care areas and committees

      2. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 98. Amendment of enactments relating to criminal appeals

      5. 99.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Miscellaneous

      1. 100. Regulations, rules and orders

      2. 101. Expenses

      3. 102. Transitional provisions and savings

      4. 103. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

      5. 104. General provisions as to interpretation

      6. 105. Northern Ireland

      7. 106. Short title, extent and commencement

  6. SCHEDULE 1

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Provisions as to Parole Board and Local Review Committees

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Increase of Fines

  9. SCHEDULE 4

    Miscellaneous Amendments of Enactments relating to Criminal Appeal

  10. SCHEDULE 5

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

  11. SCHEDULE 6

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  12. SCHEDULE 7

    Enactments Repealed

An Act to amend the law relating to the proceedings of criminal courts, including the law relating to evidence, and to the qualification of jurors, in such proceedings and to appeals in criminal cases; to reform existing methods and provide new methods of dealing with offenders; to make further provision for the treatment of offenders, the management of prisons and other institutions and the arrest of offenders unlawfully at large; to make further provision with respect to legal aid and advice in criminal proceedings; to amend the law relating to firearms and ammunition; to alter the penalties which may be imposed for certain offences; and for connected purposes.

[27th July 1967]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act amended (E.W.) (1.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2684, arts. 2(1), 4, 5, Sch.1

C2By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

Extent Information

E1For the extent of this Act see s. 106

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