Criminal Justice Act 1988

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Serious_Organised_Crime_and_Police_Act_2005
gptkb:Criminal_Justice_Act_2003
gptkbp:citation 1988 c. 33
gptkbp:containsProvision Section 141 - Offensive weapons
Section 133 - Compensation for miscarriages of justice
Section 139 - Offence of having article with blade or point in public place
Section 36 - Attorney General's power to refer unduly lenient sentences
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1988
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Criminal Justice Act 1988
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Douglas_Hurd
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make further provision for the administration of criminal justice, including provision for the punishment of offenders and the protection of the public; and for connected purposes.
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 29 July 1988
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Criminal_Justice_Act_1967
Criminal Justice Act 1991
gptkbp:status Amended
gptkbp:subject Criminal law
Appeals
Sentencing
Offensive weapons
Compensation for miscarriages of justice
Knife crime
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
England and Wales
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act
gptkb:Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act_1984
gptkb:R_v_Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department,_ex_parte_Fire_Brigades_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7