Criminal Justice Act (with its many variations) is a stock

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, the

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relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law). It tends to be used for

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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

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. 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

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and Criminal Law Amendment Act.

List

Canada

*The

Youth Criminal Justice Act The ''Youth Criminal Justice Act'' (YCJA; french: Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents) (the ''Act'') is a Canadian statute, which came into effect on April 1, 2003. It covers the prosecution of youths for criminal offen ...

(2002, c.1)

Malaysia

*The Criminal Justice Act 1953

Republic of Ireland

*The

Criminal Justice (Evidence) Act 1924 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(No.37) *The Criminal Justice (Administration) Act 1924 (No.44) *The Criminal Justice Act 1951 (No.2) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1960 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(No.27) *The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 (No.12) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1964 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(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 Capital punishment in the Republic of Ireland was abolished in statute law in 1990, having been abolished in 1964 for most offences including ordinary murder. The last person to be executed by the British state in Ireland was Robert McGladdery, ...

(No.16) *The Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990 (No.34) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1993 The Criminal Justice Act 1993c 36 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. Overview Section 52 creates an offence of insider ...

(No.6) *The

Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 is legislation that covers public order offences in the Republic of Ireland. It is the main legislation on the matter of public order. It deals with how people behave in public places and provides for ...

(No.2) *The Criminal Justice Act 1994 (No.15) *The

Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(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 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(No.9) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1999 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(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 The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 (No. 50 of 2001) updates and consolidates the law relating to dishonesty and fraud in the Republic of Ireland. The main sections of the statute include: *Theft and Related Offences *Makin ...

(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 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(No.34) *The

Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(No.20) *The Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (No.2) *The Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No.26) *The

Criminal Justice Act 2007 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

(No.29) *The

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(No.7) *The Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (No 19) *The

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(No 28) *The

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(No 32) *The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (No 6) *The Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 (No 22) *The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011 (No 5) *The

Criminal Justice Act 2011 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

(No 22) *The

Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(No 24) *The Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 (No 11)

United Kingdom

*The

Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851 The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 55) is an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Sections 1 to 3 Section 1 was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1875. Section 2 was repealed by se ...

(14 & 15 Vict. c.55) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1855 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(18 & 19 Vict. c.126) (short title: 1896 Act) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1856 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(19 & 20 Vict c 118) (short title: 1896 Act) *The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo.5 c.58) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1925 The Criminal Justice Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo.5 c.86) is an Act of Parliament, 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 ...

(15 & 16 Geo.5 c.86) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1948 The Criminal Justice Act 1948 () is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Overview It is "one of the most important measures relating to the reform of the criminal law and its administration". It abolished: * penal servitude, har ...

(11 & 12 Geo.6 c.58) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1961 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(9 & 10 Eliz.2 c.39) *The Criminal Justice Administration Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz.2 c.15) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1967 The Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c 80) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Section 9 allows uncontroversial witness statements to be read in court instead of having to call the witness to give live testimony in the courtroom, if ...

(c.80) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1972 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

(c.71) *The

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 1981 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(c.27) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1982 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

(c.48) *The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c.38) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1988 The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Title The title of this Act is: Unduly lenient sentences In England and Wales, the Act granted the Attorney General the power to refer sentences for c ...

(c.33) *The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c.5) *The

Criminal Justice Act 1991 The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it only applies to England and Wales, with certain clauses extended to either Northern Ireland or Scotland. The Act enabled the introduction of pri ...

(c.53) *The

(c.36) *The

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It introduced a number of changes to the law, most notably in the restriction and reduction of existing rights, clamping down on unlicensed ...

(c.33) *The

Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 The Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 is a law passed in the United Kingdom, which came into force on 4 September 1998. It stipulated that it is an offense to participate in a conspiracy to carry out a course of conduct that le ...

(c.40) *The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) Act 1998 (c.27) *The

Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament that advances a number of agendas related to criminal justice. It instituted the National Probation Service as well as the Children and Family Court Advisory a ...

(c.43) *The

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which gave extra powers to the police, with the aim to tackle crime and disorder more effectively. Key provisions include the introduction of on-the-spo ...

(c.16) *The

Criminal Justice Act 2003 The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) 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 an ...

(c.44) *The

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c 4) 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 Nor ...

(c.4)

Scotland

*The

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1949 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(12, 13 & 14 Geo.6 c.94) *The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963 (c.39) *The

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom (citation 1980 c.62). It decriminalized private homosexual acts between two consenting adults in Scotland when it came into effect on 1 February 1981. "Subjec ...

(c.62) *The

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(c.41) *The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.20) *The

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(asp.7) *The

Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It received Royal Assent Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either dire ...

(asp.10) *The

Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

(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) 1945 The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Section 25 of the Act creates the offence of child destruction, which states: This section provides a defence of acting in good faith to ...

(c.15) (N.I.) *The

Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 Criminal Justice Act (with its many variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Canada, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that ...

(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 The Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c 20) (NI) is an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It makes similar provision to the Homicide Act 1957 and the Suicide Act 1961 for Northern Ireland. Part I – Provisions as to crimi ...

(c.20) (N.I.) *The

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(c.28) (N.I.) Criminal Justice Order A number of

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with this title have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the

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and the imposition of

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. These orders are considered to be

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. *The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/704 (N.I.6)) *The

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(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 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(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 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(S.I. 2003/1247 (N.I.13)) *The

Criminal Justice (No.2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(S.I. 2003/3194 (N.I.18)) *The

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

(S.I. 2004/1500 (N.I.9)) *The

Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

(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))

United States

* The "Criminal Justice Act" which was codified as