Criminal Justice Act 1988

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom statute

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 is a UK statute that introduced wide-ranging reforms to the criminal justice system, including changes to evidence rules, sentencing, and prosecution procedures.

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Label	Occurrences
Criminal Justice Act 1988 canonical	2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom statute ⓘ
amends	Criminal Justice Act 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Justice Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Law Act 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsPart	Part I – Criminal jurisdiction ⓘ Part II – Criminal justice system ⓘ Part III – Powers of courts ⓘ Part IV – Evidence ⓘ Part V – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createsOffenceCategory	carrying certain prohibited weapons ⓘ possession of bladed or sharply pointed articles in public places ⓘ possession of offensive weapons in public places (extended list) ⓘ
createsPower	confiscation of proceeds of crime in non‑drug cases ⓘ confiscation of proceeds of drug trafficking (as extended and supplemented) ⓘ forfeiture of offensive weapons ⓘ increased powers of courts to order compensation ⓘ
governmentInPower	Thatcher ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCitation	1988 c. 33 ⓘ
introducedBy	Conservative government NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	United Kingdom criminal justice reform legislation of the 1980s ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make further provision in relation to criminal justice (including provision for the punishment and treatment of offenders), to amend the law relating to evidence in criminal proceedings and to make further provision for the protection of the public. ⓘ
parliamentarySession	1987–1988 ⓘ
primaryPurpose	reform of the criminal justice system ⓘ
providesFor	extended rights of appeal by the prosecution in some cases ⓘ increased maximum sentences for certain offences ⓘ provisions relating to community orders and non‑custodial sentences ⓘ provisions relating to fines and financial penalties ⓘ witness anonymity and protection measures (in limited contexts prior to later reforms) ⓘ
regulates	admissibility of documentary evidence in criminal trials ⓘ admissibility of hearsay evidence in certain circumstances ⓘ use of live television links for evidence in criminal proceedings ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1988-11-29 ⓘ
section	section 133 – compensation for miscarriages of justice ⓘ section 139 – offence of having an article with a blade or point in a public place ⓘ section 141 – prohibition of the manufacture, sale and hire of certain offensive weapons ⓘ sections 23–27 – provisions on evidence in criminal proceedings ⓘ
status	in force as amended ⓘ
subjectMatter	criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ evidence law ⓘ prosecution procedures ⓘ sentencing ⓘ
yearEnacted	1988 ⓘ

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Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 → amendedBy → Criminal Justice Act 1988 ⓘ

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union → relatedLegislation → Criminal Justice Act 1988 ⓘ