Criminal Justice Act 1948
The Criminal Justice Act 1948 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.Overview
It is "one of the most important measures relating to the reform of the criminal law and its administration".
It abolished:
Some of its content is mirrored in the Criminal Justice Act 1949 and the Criminal Justice Act 1953.Partial repeal
The act was partially repealed in 1977; it was modernised and recast in Acts including the Criminal Law Acts 1977 and 1997.
