Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (repealed)
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SCHEDULE 5 Consequential Amendments
Section 56(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Criminal Justice Act 1948 2 In section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (orders requiring attendance at an attendance centre), in subsection (1), for the words “section six of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section six of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5. 6 In section 72B of that Act (transfer of fine orders from Scotland), in subsection (3), for the words “section 44(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 32(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Summary Juristiction (Scotland) Act 1954 8 In section 44 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1954 (transfer of fine orders within and from Scotland), in subsection (5), for the words “section 47 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 31 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts Act 1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Criminal Justice Act 1961 12 In section 5(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (construction of references to terms of imprisonment), for the words “sections fourteen and fifteen of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ sections 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Administration of Justice Act 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Criminal Justice Act 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 In section 32 of that Act (amendments of Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952), in subsection (3)(a), for the words “section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 3 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19. 20 In section 56 of that Act (committal for sentence for offences tried summarily)— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for the words “section 41(1) of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 24(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”; and (b) in subsection (2), for the words from “section 8(4)" to the end there shall be substituted the words “ section 28 and 29 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (committal for sentence), section 62(6) of this Act and sections 8(6) (probationer convicted of subsequent offence) and 24(2) (committal to be dealt with in respect of a suspended sentence) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. 21 In section 62 of that Act (revocation of licences and conviction of prisoners on licence), in subsection (6), for the words “section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 42 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. 22 In section 67 of that Act (computation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales), in subsection (2), for the words “section 40 of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 23 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23—25. 26 In section 104 of that Act (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection (1)— (a) for the definition of “extended sentence certificate" there shall be substituted the following— “extended sentence certificate” means a certificate issued under section 28 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 stating that an extended term of imprisonment was imposed on an offender under that section; and (b) for the definition of “suspended sentence" there shall be substituted the following— “suspended sentence” means a sentence to which an order under section 22(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 relates. 27 In section 106(2)(b) of that Act (provisions extending to Scotland), for the words from “38(7)" to “54(6) to" there shall be substituted the words “ 48, 54(6) and" ”. Criminal Appeal Act 1968 28 In section 10 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (appeal against sentence in cases dealt with by the Crown Court otherwise than on conviction on indictment), in subsection (3)(c)(iii), for the words “section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 23 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 30 In section 94 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “probation order" for the words “section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 2 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Civil Evidence Act 1968 31 In section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings), in subsection (5), for the words in paragraph (a) “section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 32 In section 10 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings), in subsection (5), for the words in paragraph (a) “section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Children and Young Persons Act 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 39 In Schedule 4 to that Act (transitional provisions and savings) in paragraph 12(3), for the words “Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Administration of Justice Act 1970 40 In Part I of Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 (orders for costs, compensation, etc., enforceable as on a summary conviction), for paragraphs 10 and 11 as originally enacted there shall be substituted (in place of the paragraph substituted for those paragraphs and the paragraph 9A inserted by section 8 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 by Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice Act 1972) the following paragraph— 10 Where under section 35 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 a court orders the payment of compensation. The Courts Act 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Industrial Relations Act 1971 42 In paragraph 28 of Schedule 3 to the Industrial Relations Act 1971 (provisions as to fines imposed by the Industrial Court), in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “section 14" to “1967" there shall be substituted the words “ the provisions of section 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ” and the words “to a court of assize or" shall be omitted. The Road Traffic Act 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 44 In section 105 of that Act (supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements), in subsection (2), after the words “Criminal Justice Act 1972" there shall be inserted the words “ or section 44(3) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ” and for the words “that section" there shall be substituted the words “ section 24 or 44, as the case may be" ”. The Criminal Justice Act 1972 45 In section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (power to deprive offender of property used, or intended for use, for purposes of crime), in subsection (5), for the words from “in regard" to “of this section" there shall be substituted the words that any property which was in his possession or under his control at the time of his apprehension— (a) has been used for the purpose of committing, or facilitating the commission of, any offence; or (b) was intended by him to be used for that purpose . 46 In section 24 of that Act (driving disqualification where vehicle used for purposes of crime)— (a) in subsection (2), for the words from “mentioned" to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “ of committing, or facilitating the commission of, the offence, the court may order that person to be disqualified, for such period as the court thinks fit, for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972" ”; and (b) in subsection (3), for the words “subsection (1)" there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (2)" ”. 47 In section 49 of that Act (community service order in lieu of warrant of commitment for failure to pay fine, etc.)— (a) in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “this Act" in the second place where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “ In this section community service order" has the same meaning as in the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 and section 14(2) of that Act and, so far as applicable, the other provisions of that Act" ”, and for the words “subsection (3) of section 17" and “section 18(1)(b) of this Act" there shall be substitiuted respectively the words “ subsection (3) of section 16" ” and “ section 17(2)(a) of that Act" ”; and (b) in subsection (4), for the words “section 47(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 32(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Acts 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 The Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 49 In section 18 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (miscellaneous applications of that Act)— (a) in subsection (1)(b), for the words “section 29 of that Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 42 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”; and (b) in subsection (4), for paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— (a) proceedings for dealing with an offender under section 6, 8 or 10 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (probation orders and orders for conditional discharge); (b) proceedings under section 16 or 17 of that Act (community service orders); and (c) proceedings under section 23(1) or 27 of that Act for dealing with an offender in respect of a suspended sentence or for breach of a suspended sentence supervision order. The Social Security Act 1973 50 In Schedule 23 to the Social Security Act 1973 (proceedings for offences etc.), in paragraph 11(1), for the words “Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
SCHEDULE 5 Consequential Amendments
Section 56(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Criminal Justice Act 1948 2 In section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (orders requiring attendance at an attendance centre), in subsection (1), for the words “section six of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section six of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5. 6 In section 72B of that Act (transfer of fine orders from Scotland), in subsection (3), for the words “section 44(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 32(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Summary Juristiction (Scotland) Act 1954 8 In section 44 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Scotland) Act 1954 (transfer of fine orders within and from Scotland), in subsection (5), for the words “section 47 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 31 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts Act 1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Criminal Justice Act 1961 12 In section 5(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (construction of references to terms of imprisonment), for the words “sections fourteen and fifteen of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ sections 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Administration of Justice Act 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Criminal Justice Act 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 In section 32 of that Act (amendments of Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1952), in subsection (3)(a), for the words “section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 3 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19. 20 In section 56 of that Act (committal for sentence for offences tried summarily)— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for the words “section 41(1) of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 24(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”; and (b) in subsection (2), for the words from “section 8(4)" to the end there shall be substituted the words “ section 28 and 29 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952 (committal for sentence), section 62(6) of this Act and sections 8(6) (probationer convicted of subsequent offence) and 24(2) (committal to be dealt with in respect of a suspended sentence) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. 21 In section 62 of that Act (revocation of licences and conviction of prisoners on licence), in subsection (6), for the words “section 29 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 42 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. 22 In section 67 of that Act (computation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales), in subsection (2), for the words “section 40 of this Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 23 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23—25. 26 In section 104 of that Act (general provisions as to interpretation), in subsection (1)— (a) for the definition of “extended sentence certificate" there shall be substituted the following— “extended sentence certificate” means a certificate issued under section 28 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 stating that an extended term of imprisonment was imposed on an offender under that section; and (b) for the definition of “suspended sentence" there shall be substituted the following— “suspended sentence” means a sentence to which an order under section 22(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 relates. 27 In section 106(2)(b) of that Act (provisions extending to Scotland), for the words from “38(7)" to “54(6) to" there shall be substituted the words “ 48, 54(6) and" ”. Criminal Appeal Act 1968 28 In section 10 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (appeal against sentence in cases dealt with by the Crown Court otherwise than on conviction on indictment), in subsection (3)(c)(iii), for the words “section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 23 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 30 In section 94 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “probation order" for the words “section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 2 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Civil Evidence Act 1968 31 In section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings), in subsection (5), for the words in paragraph (a) “section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 32 In section 10 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (convictions as evidence in civil proceedings), in subsection (5), for the words in paragraph (a) “section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ section 13 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Children and Young Persons Act 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 39 In Schedule 4 to that Act (transitional provisions and savings) in paragraph 12(3), for the words “Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”. The Administration of Justice Act 1970 40 In Part I of Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 (orders for costs, compensation, etc., enforceable as on a summary conviction), for paragraphs 10 and 11 as originally enacted there shall be substituted (in place of the paragraph substituted for those paragraphs and the paragraph 9A inserted by section 8 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 by Schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice Act 1972) the following paragraph— 10 Where under section 35 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 a court orders the payment of compensation. The Courts Act 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Industrial Relations Act 1971 42 In paragraph 28 of Schedule 3 to the Industrial Relations Act 1971 (provisions as to fines imposed by the Industrial Court), in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “section 14" to “1967" there shall be substituted the words “ the provisions of section 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ” and the words “to a court of assize or" shall be omitted. The Road Traffic Act 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 44 In section 105 of that Act (supplementary provisions as to disqualifications and endorsements), in subsection (2), after the words “Criminal Justice Act 1972" there shall be inserted the words “ or section 44(3) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ” and for the words “that section" there shall be substituted the words “ section 24 or 44, as the case may be" ”. The Criminal Justice Act 1972 45 In section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (power to deprive offender of property used, or intended for use, for purposes of crime), in subsection (5), for the words from “in regard" to “of this section" there shall be substituted the words that any property which was in his possession or under his control at the time of his apprehension— (a) has been used for the purpose of committing, or facilitating the commission of, any offence; or (b) was intended by him to be used for that purpose . 46 In section 24 of that Act (driving disqualification where vehicle used for purposes of crime)— (a) in subsection (2), for the words from “mentioned" to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “ of committing, or facilitating the commission of, the offence, the court may order that person to be disqualified, for such period as the court thinks fit, for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972" ”; and (b) in subsection (3), for the words “subsection (1)" there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (2)" ”. 47 In section 49 of that Act (community service order in lieu of warrant of commitment for failure to pay fine, etc.)— (a) in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “this Act" in the second place where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “ In this section community service order" has the same meaning as in the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 and section 14(2) of that Act and, so far as applicable, the other provisions of that Act" ”, and for the words “subsection (3) of section 17" and “section 18(1)(b) of this Act" there shall be substitiuted respectively the words “ subsection (3) of section 16" ” and “ section 17(2)(a) of that Act" ”; and (b) in subsection (4), for the words “section 47(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967" there shall be substituted the words “ section 32(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Acts 1973" ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 The Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 49 In section 18 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (miscellaneous applications of that Act)— (a) in subsection (1)(b), for the words “section 29 of that Act" there shall be substituted the words “ section 42 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”; and (b) in subsection (4), for paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs— (a) proceedings for dealing with an offender under section 6, 8 or 10 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (probation orders and orders for conditional discharge); (b) proceedings under section 16 or 17 of that Act (community service orders); and (c) proceedings under section 23(1) or 27 of that Act for dealing with an offender in respect of a suspended sentence or for breach of a suspended sentence supervision order. The Social Security Act 1973 50 In Schedule 23 to the Social Security Act 1973 (proceedings for offences etc.), in paragraph 11(1), for the words “Criminal Justice Act 1948" there shall be substituted the words “ Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973" ”.
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