12 Commencement, savings, and other general provisions
Criminal Law Act 1967 (1967 c 58) | Legislation

12  Commencement, savings, and other general provisions

(1)     This Part of this Act, except in so far as it enlarges the powers of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, shall not come into force until the 1st January 1968; and, in so far as it affects any matter of procedure or evidence or the jurisdiction or powers of any court in relation to offences, it shall have effect in relation to proceedings on indictment for an offence (except as provided by the following subsections) if, but only if, the person charged with the offence is arraigned on or after that day.

(2)     Where a person is arraigned after the commencement of this Part of this Act on an indictment for a felony committed before that

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