Legislation

LEGISLATION

Magistrates' Act 1980
An Act to consolidate certain enactments,
relating to the jurisdiction of ;and the
practice procedure before,
Magistrates' Courts.

Serious Crime Act 2015
An Act to make provision about
involvement in organised crime
groups,and about serious crime
preventions,to create an offence in relation to controlling or
coercive behaviour in intimate
or family relationships.

Domestic Violence,Crime and
Victims Act 2004 (DVCVA)
An Act to amend p4 of the
Family Law Act 1996 the
Protection from Harassment
Act 1997,
to make common assault an
arrestable offence
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Criminal Justice Act 1988
An Act to make fresh provision
for extradition,to amend the
rules in criminal proceedings;
to amend the law with regard to
the jurisdiction and powers of
criminal courts;
anonymity in cases of rape and
similar cases; >>>>>
to make provision for the
payment of compensation for
miscarriage of justice,which
has resulted in a wrongful
conviction;
to create a summary offence
of possession of an indecent
photograph of a child;
to amend the (PACE) 1984
in relation to searches,computer
data.

Criminal Justice Act 2003
An Act to make provision
about criminal justice (including
the powers and duties of the
police) about dealing with
offenders.

Family Law Act 1996
An Act of Parliament governing
divorce and marriages

Offences Against the Person
Act 1861
An Act to consolidate and
amend the statute law of
England and Ireland,relating
to offences against the person
(offences of violence)

Sexual Offences Act 2003
An Act to make new provision
about sexual offences,their
prevention and protection of
children,from harm from other
sexual acts;and connected
purposes.

Criminal Justice Act 1988
An Act to make provision for
extradition,to amend the rules
in criminal proceedings,
to amend the law with regard to
the jurisdiction and powers of
criminal courts;anonymity in cases of rape and similar cases,
to make provision for payment of
compensation,for a miscarriage
of justice,which has resulted in
wrongful conviction
to create a summary offence of
possession of an indecent
photograph of a child.

Public Order Act 1986
An Act to abolish the common
law offences of riot,rout,unlawful
assembly,and affray,and certain
statutory offences relating to
public order.

Crime and Disorder Act 1998
An Act to make provision for
preventing crime and disorder;
to create certain racially
aggravated offences

Protection From Harassment
Act 1997
An Act to make provision for
protecting persons from
harassment and similar conduct.

Criminal Courts and Justice
Act 2015
An Act to make provision about
how offenders are dealt with
before and after convictions.
to create an offence of the
corrupt or other improper excise
of police powers and privileges
to create an offence of disclosing
private sexual photographs of
films,with intent to cause distress
to amend the offence of meeting
a child following sexual grooming

Theft Act 1968
An Act to revise the law of
England and Wales as to theft
and similar associated offences

Employment Rights Act 1996
An Act to consolidate enactments
relating to employment rights.

Employment Act 2008
An Act to make provision about
the procedure for the resolution
of employment disputes.

Trade Union and Labour Relations
(Consolidation ) Act 1992
An Act to consolidate the
enactments relating to collective
labour relations,
that is to say,trade unions,
employers' associations,industrial
relations and industrial action.

Equality Act 2010
An Act to make provision
to prohibit victimisation in certain
functions to be with regard to the
need to eliminate discrimination
and other prohibited conduct.