Criminal Justice Act
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Criminal Justice Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
, the Republic of Ireland
and Canada
relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law). It tends to be used for Acts
that do not have a single cohesive subject matter.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Criminal Justice Bill during its passage through Parliament
.
Criminal Justice Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to the criminal law. It is not a term of art.
See also Criminal Law Act
and Criminal Law Amendment Act
.
Criminal Justice Order
A number of Orders in Council with this title have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
and the imposition of direct rule
. These orders are considered to be primary legislation
.
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law). It tends to be used for Acts
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
that do not have a single cohesive subject matter.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Criminal Justice Bill during its passage through Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
.
Criminal Justice Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to the criminal law. It is not a term of art.
See also Criminal Law Act
Criminal Law Act
Criminal Law Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Republic of Singapore relating to the criminal law...
and Criminal Law Amendment Act
Criminal Law Amendment Act
Criminal Law Amendment Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Canada, India and South Africa which amends the criminal law...
.
United Kingdom
- The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Sections 1 to 3:Section 1 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1875....
(14 & 15 Vict. c.55) - The Criminal Justice Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c.126) (short title: 1896 Act)
- The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo.5 c.58)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1925Criminal Justice Act 1925The Criminal Justice Act 1925 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it has been repealed.Section 36 of the Act makes it an offence to make a false statement to obtain a passport. The maximum sentence is two years....
(15 & 16 Geo.5 c.86) - The Criminal Justice Act 1948Criminal Justice Act 1948The Criminal Justice Act 1948 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has been described as "one of the most important measures relating to the reform of the criminal law and its administration." It abolished penal servitude, hard labour and prison divisions for England and Wales...
(11 & 12 Geo.6 c.58) - The Criminal Justice Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz.2 c.39)
- The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1962Criminal Justice Administration Act 1962The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1962 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that modified the jurisdiction and process of the English criminal courts.-Act:...
(10 & 11 Eliz.2 c.15) - The Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c.80)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c.71)
- The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 1981 (c.27)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c.48)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c.38)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)
- The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c.5)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1993Criminal Justice Act 1993The Criminal Justice Act 1993 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament that set out new rules regarding drug trafficking, proceeds and profit of crime, financing of terrorism and insider dealing.-External links:**...
(c.36) - The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It introduced a number of changes to the existing law, most notably in the restriction and reduction of existing rights and in greater penalties for certain "anti-social" behaviours...
(c.33) - The Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 (c.40)
- The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) Act 1998 (c.27)
- The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43)
- The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16)
- The Criminal Justice Act 2003Criminal Justice Act 2003The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a wide ranging measure introduced to modernise many areas of the criminal justice system in England and Wales and, to a lesser extent, in Scotland and Northern Ireland....
(c.44) - The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes significant changes in many areas of the criminal justice system in England and Wales and, to a lesser extent, in Scotland and Northern Ireland...
(c.4)
Scotland
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo.6 c.94)
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963 (c.39)
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980The Criminal Justice Act 1980 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom . It decriminalized private homosexual acts between two consenting adults in Scotland:"Subject to the provisions of this section, a homosexual act in private shall not be an offence provided that the parties consent...
(c.62) - The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.41)
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.20)
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp.7)
- The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp.10)
- The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp.13)
Northern Ireland
- The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1933 (c.31) (N.I.)
- The Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1935 (c.13) (N.I.)
- The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945The Criminal Justice Act 1945 is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.Section 25 of the Act creates the offence of child destruction, which states:...
(c.15) (N.I.) - The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c.14) (N.I.)
- The Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1958 (c.9) (N.I.)
- The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c.20) (N.I.)
- The Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c.28) (N.I.)
Criminal Justice Order
A number of Orders in Council with this title have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
and the imposition of direct rule
Direct Rule
Direct rule was the term given, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, to the administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster, seat of United Kingdom government...
. These orders are considered to be primary legislation
Primary legislation
Primary legislation is law made by the legislative branch of government. This contrasts with secondary legislation, which is usually made by the executive branch...
.
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/704 (N.I.6))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1883 (N.I.15))
- The Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1846 (N.I.16))
- The Criminal Justice (Evidence, Etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1847 (N.I.17))
- The Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/2588 (N.I.17))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1711 (N.I.16))
- The Criminal Justice (Confiscation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3146 (N.I.13))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I.15))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3160 (N.I.24))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2839 (N.I.20))
- The Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1504 (N.I.9))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1247 (N.I.13))
- The Criminal Justice (No.2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3194 (N.I.18))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1500 (N.I.9))
- The Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1501 (N.I.10))
- The Criminal Justice (No.2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1991 (N.I.15))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1965 (N.I.15))
- The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I.1))
Republic of Ireland
- The Criminal Justice (Evidence) Act 1924 (No.37)
- The Criminal Justice (Administration) Act 1924 (No.44)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1951 (No.2)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1960 (No.27)
- The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 (No.12)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1964 (No.5)
- The Criminal Justice (Verdicts) Act 1976 (No.34)
- The Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983 (No.23)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1984 (No.22)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1990 (No.16)
- The Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990 (No.34)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1993Criminal Justice Act 1993The Criminal Justice Act 1993 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament that set out new rules regarding drug trafficking, proceeds and profit of crime, financing of terrorism and insider dealing.-External links:**...
(No.6) - The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 (No.2)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1994 (No.15)
- The Criminal Justice (Drug Traffiking) Act 1996 (No.29)
- The Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 (No.4)
- The Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners) Act 1998 (No.36)
- The Criminal Justice (Locations of Victims' Remains) Act 1999 (No.9)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1999 (No.10)
- The Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000 (No.11)
- The Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000 (No.16)
- The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (No.50)
- The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 (No.16)
- The Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Act 2003 (No.18)
- The Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Act 2003 (No.34)
- The Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 (No.20)
- The Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (No.2)
- The Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No.26)
- The Criminal Justice Act 2007 (No.29)
- The Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 (No.7)