Criminal Law Act 1977/Schedule 2

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Section 16.

SCHEDULE 2
Offences Triable Either Way Instead of Only on Indictment

1. Offences at common law of public nuisance.

2. Offences under section 8 of the 1751 c. 36.Disorderly Houses Act 1751 (appearing to be keeper of bawdy house etc.).

3. Offences consisting in contravention of section 13 of the 1835 c. 62.Statutory Declarations Act 1835 (administration by a person of an oath etc. touching matters in which he has no jurisdiction).

4. Offences under section 36 of the 1861 c. 97.Malicious Damage Act 1861 (obstructing engines or carriages on railways).

5. Offences under the following provisions of the 1861 c. 100.Offences against the Person Act 1861-

(a) section 16 (threats to kill) ;

(b) section 26 (not providing apprentices or servants with food etc.);

(c) section 34 (doing or omitting to do anything so as to endanger railway passengers);

(d) section 36 (assaulting a clergyman at a place of worship etc.);

(e) section 38 (assault with intent to resist apprehension);

(f) section 57 (bigamy).

6. Offences under section 13 of the 1869 c. 62.Debtors Act 1869 (transactions intended to defraud creditors).

7. Offences under section 5 of the 1875 c. 25.Public Stores Act 1875 (obliteration of marks with intent to conceal).

8. Offences under section 12 of the 1882 c. 37.Corn Returns Act 1882 (false returns).

9. Offences under section 22 of the 1882 c. 56.Electric Lighting Act 1882 (injuring works with intent to cut off electricity supply).

10. Offences under section 3 of the 1885 c. 49.Submarine Telegraph Act 1885 (damaging submarine cables).

11. Offences under section 8(2) of the 1902 c. 8.Cremation Act 1902 (making false representations etc. with a view to procuring the burning of any human remains).

12. All offences under the 1911 c. 6.Perjury Act 1911 except offences under—

(a) section 1 (perjury in judicial proceedings);

(b) section 3 (false statements etc. with reference to marriage);

(c) section 4 (false statements etc. as to births or deaths);

(d) section 5 (false statutory declarations and other false statements without oath) so far as it relates to statements in statutory declarations.

13. The following offences under the 1913 c. 27.Forgery Act 1913—

(a) offences under paragraph (a) of section 2(2) (forgery of valuable security etc.) in relation to any document being an authority or request for the payment of money or for the delivery or transfer of goods and chattels, where the amount of money or the value of the goods or chattels does not exceed £1,000 but does exceed £100;

(b) offences under paragraph (a) of section 7 (demanding property on forged documents), where the amount of the money or the value of the property in respect of which the offence is committed does not exceed £1,000 but does exceed £100.

14. Offences under section 17 of the 1914 c. 47.Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 (trustee making preferential payments).

15. Offences under section 3(4) of the 1919 c. 51.Checkweighing in Various Industries Act 1919 (false statements).

16. Offences under section 8(2) of the 1920 c. 41.Census Act 1920 (disclosing census information).

17. Offences under the following provisions of the 1956 c. 69.Sexual Offences Act 1956—

(a) section 6 (unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16);

(b) section 26 (permitting a girl under 16 to use premises for sexual intercourse).

18. Offences under section 3(1) of the 1964 c. 87.Shipping Contracts and Commercial Documents Act 1964 (offences), so far as it relates to the contravention of any direction under that Act.

19. The following offences under the 1967 c. 58.Criminal Law Act 1967—

(a) offences under section 4(1) (assisting offenders); and

(b) offences under section 5(1) (concealing arrestable offences and giving false information),

where the offence to which they relate is triable either way otherwise than by virtue of section 16(2) above.

20. The following offences under the 1968 c. 60.Theft Act 1968—

(a) burglary in a dwelling where entry to the dwelling or part of it in which the burglary was committed, or to any building or part of a building containing the dwelling, was obtained by force or deception or by the use of any tool, key or appliance, except where any person in the dwelling was subjected to violence or the threat of violence;

(b) handling stolen goods from an offence not committed in the United Kingdom.

21. Uttering any forged document the forgery of which is an offence mentioned in this Schedule.

22. Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule except paragraph 19.

23. Attempting to commit any offence mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule except paragraphs 19 and 22.

24. Any offence consisting in the incitement to commit an offence mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule except paragraphs 22 and 23.