
2015 No. 790
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Simple Cautions) (Specification of Either-Way Offences) Order 2015
Made 19th March 2015
Laid before Parliament 23rd March 2015
Coming into force 13th April 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(3) and 18(1) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1 
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Simple Cautions) (Specification of Either-Way Offences) Order 2015 and comes into force on 13th April 2015.
Interpretation
2 
In this Order, “Class A drug” has the meaning given by section 2(1)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Specified offences
3 
The offences listed in the Schedule are specified for the purposes of section 17(3) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.
Shailesh Vara
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
19th March 2015
SCHEDULE
Either-way offences specified for the purposes of section 17(3) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Article 3
1 
An offence under section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
2 
An offence under section 1(1) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953.
3 
An offence under section 1A(1) of that Act.
4 
An offence under section 14(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, where the victim of the offence was under the age of 16 at the time of the offence.
5 
An offence under section 15(1) of that Act, where the victim of the offence was under the age of 16 at the time of the offence.
6 
An offence under section 1(1) of the Indecency with Children Act 1960.
7 
An offence under section 19 of the Firearms Act 1968, where the offence was committed in relation to a firearm within the meaning of section 57(1) of that Act and is triable either way.
8 
An offence under section 4(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
9 
An offence under section 4(3) of that Act, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
10 
An offence under section 5(3) of that Act, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
11 
An offence under section 1(1) of the Protection of Children Act 1978.
12 
An offence under section 50(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in connection with a prohibition having effect by virtue of section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
13 
An offence under section 50(3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in connection with a prohibition having effect by virtue of section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
14 
An offence under section 68(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in connection with a prohibition having effect by virtue of section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
15 
An offence under section 170(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in connection with a prohibition having effect by virtue of section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
16 
An offence under section 170(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 in connection with a prohibition having effect by virtue of section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the offence was committed in relation to a Class A drug and is triable either way.
17 
An offence under section 139(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
18 
An offence under section 139A(1) of that Act.
19 
An offence under section 139A(2) of that Act.
20 
An offence under section 139AA(1) of that Act.
21 
An offence under section 160(1) of that Act.
22 
An offence under section 3(1) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000.
23 
An offence under section 145(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
24 
An offence under section 145(2) of that Act.
25 
An offence under section 145(3) of that Act.
26 
An offence under section 3(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, where the victim of the offence was under the age of 16 at the time of the offence.
27 
An offence under section 4(1) and (5) of that Act, where the victim of the offence was under the age of 16 at the time of the offence.
28 
An offence under section 7(1) of that Act.
29 
An offence under section 8(1) and (3) of that Act.
30 
An offence under section 9(1) and (3) of that Act.
31 
An offence under section 10(1) and (3) of that Act.
32 
An offence under section 11(1) of that Act.
33 
An offence under section 12(1) of that Act.
34 
An offence under section 14(1) of that Act.
35 
An offence under section 15(1) of that Act.
36 
An offence under section 16(1) of that Act.
37 
An offence under section 17(1) of that Act.
38 
An offence under section 18(1) of that Act.
39 
An offence under section 19(1) of that Act.
40 
An offence under section 25(1) and (4)(b) of that Act.
41 
An offence under section 25(1) and (5) of that Act.
42 
An offence under section 26(1) and (4)(b) of that Act.
43 
An offence under section 26(1) and (5) of that Act.
44 
An offence under section 47(1) and (4)(b) of that Act.
45 
An offence under section 47(1) and (5) of that Act.
46 
An offence under section 48(1) of that Act.
47 
An offence under section 49(1) of that Act.
48 
An offence under section 50(1) of that Act.
49 
An offence under section 57(1) of that Act.
50 
An offence under section 58(1) of that Act.
51 
An offence under section 59(1) of that Act.
52 
An offence under section 59A(1) of that Act.
53 
An offence under section 62(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
54. 
An offence under section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
55. 
An offence under section 2 of that Act.