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Criminal Law Act 1967

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3(1)In section 28 of the [1826 c. 64.] Criminal Law Act 1826 (which enables assize courts and, as extended by section 8 of the [1851 c. 55.] Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851, courts of quarter sessions to award compensation to those active in apprehending persons charged with murder and certain other offences)—

(a)for the words " superior criminal court of a county palatine or court of great sessions " there shall be substituted the words " or quarter sessions ", and accordingly there shall be omitted the words from " and where any person shall appear to any court of sessions of the peace " to " other courts hereinbefore mentioned " ; and

(b)for the words from " murder " to " been stolen " there shall be substituted the words " an arrestable offence " and for the words " any of the said offences " there shall be substituted the words " that offence ".

(2)In section 30 of the [1826 c. 64.] Criminal Law Act 1826 (which enables compensation to be awarded to the family of anyone killed in trying to apprehend a person charged with an offence mentioned in section 28) for the words " any of the offences hereinbefore last mentioned " there shall be substituted the words " an arrestable offence ".

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