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The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Introductory

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. Mode of trial

    1. 3.Indictable offences which may be dealt with summarily upon consent of the accused

    2. 4.Offences made punishable on summary conviction only

    3. Art. 5 rep. by 1998 NI 9

    4. Art. 6 rep. by 1994 NI 15

    5. Art. 7 rep. by 1996 NI 24

    6. 8.Removal of prisoners to hospital for medical investigation, etc.

    7. 9.Forgery and counterfeiting

    8. 10.Wrongful taking possession, or use, of premises

    9. 11.Food and Drugs

    10. 12.Restriction on application of this Order

    11. Article 13—Amendments and repeals

  4. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      INDICTABLE OFFENCES WHICH MAY BE DEALT WITH SUMMARILY UPON CONSENT OF THE ACCUSED

      1. 1.Offences at common law of public nuisance.

      2. 2.Offences consisting in contravention of section 13 of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835 (administration by...

      3. 3.Offences under section 36 of the Malicious Damage Act 1861 (obstructing engines or carriages on...

      4. 4.Offences under the following provisions of the Offences against the Person Act 1861— (a) section...

      5. 5.Offences under section 5 of the Public Stores Act 1875 (obliteration of marks with intent...

      6. 6.Offences under section 3 of the Submarine Telegraph Act 1885 (damaging submarine cables).

      7. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. Para. 8 rep. by 1988 NI 7

      9. 9.Offences under section 3(1) of the Shipping Contracts and Commercial Documents Act 1964 (offences), in...

      10. 10.The following offences under the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969— (a) burglary in a dwelling...

    2. Schedule 2 —Amendment

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Offences made punishable on summary conviction only and new maximum penalties for those offences

    4. Schedule 4 — Amendments

    5. Schedule 5 — Repeals

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