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Criminal Justice Act 1925

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49Short title, interpretation, extent, repeal and commencement

(1)This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act, 1925.

(2)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • The expression " examining justices " means the justices before whom a charge is made against any person for an indictable offence, and references to examining justices include a reference to a single examining justice:

  • The expression " quarter sessions " includes quarter sessions held by adjournment and intermediate general sessions.

(3)This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland, and references therein to warrants issued shall not be construed as including warrants issued elsewhere than in England or Wales.

(4)The enactments set out in the Third Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified, in the third column of that Schedule.

(5)This Act, except Part I. thereof, shall come into operation on the first day of June, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, and Part I. of this Act shall come into operation on the first day of July, nineteen hundred and twenty-six.

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