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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 s 18

s 18 Restrictions on use of cautions: supplementary

(1) An order under section 17 may make different provision for different purposes. (2) An order under section 17 must be made by statutory instrument. (3) A statutory instrument containing an order under section 17(3) (specification of either-way offences) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (4) An order under section 17(7) (change to period in section 17(4)(b)) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. (5) In section 37B of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions), in subsection (7), after “such a caution” insert “ (whether because of section 17 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 or for any other reason) ” .

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