2008 No. 2503 (C. 107)

Criminal Law, England And Wales
Criminal Law, Northern Ireland

The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 53(1) of the Police and Justice Act 20061:

Citation and Extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008.

2

Article 2 of this Order extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

3

Article 3 of this Order extends to Northern Ireland.

Commencement: England, Wales and Northern Ireland2

The following provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 1st October 2008—

a

sections 35 to 38 (computer misuse)2;

b

section 52 (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (c) and the entries in Schedule 15 in sub-paragraph (d);

c

paragraphs 2, 6, 17 to 24, 26, 27 and 29 of Schedule 14 (minor and consequential amendments)3; and

d

in Part 4 of Schedule 15 (repeals and revocations) the entries relating to—

i

sections 11, 12, 14, 16 and 17 of the Computer Misuse Act 19904;

ii

Schedule 4, paragraph 7 and Schedule 8, paragraph 347 to the Courts Act 20035; and

iii

Schedule 16, paragraph 7 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 20056.

Commencement: Northern Ireland3

The following provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 1st October 2008—

a

section 52 in so far as it relates to the provision in sub-paragraph (b); and

b

paragraph 28 of Schedule 14.

Vernon CoakerParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force those provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 set out in articles 2 and 3 on 1st October 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

31st March 2007

2007/709

Section 2 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

14th March 2008

2008/311

1st April 2008

2008/790

Section 3

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 4

31st March 2007

2007/709

Section 5

31st December 2007

2007/3203

Section 6

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 7

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st December 2007

2007/3203

Section 8

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 9 (in part)

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st December 2007

2007/3203

Section 10

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 11

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 12

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 13

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 13 (in relation to Northern Ireland)

30th July 2007

2007/2052

Sections 15 and 16

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 18

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 22 (in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3251

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

Section 23 to 25 (in relation to England and Northern Ireland)

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Sections 26 (in relation to England and Northern Ireland)

6th April 2007

2007/709

Section 27 (in relation to England and Northern Ireland)

6th April 2007

2007/709

Sections 28 to 33

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 39

1st April 2008

2008/790

Section 40

1st April 2008

2008/790

Section 41 (in relation to England and Wales)

29th June 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to Northern Ireland)

10th October 2007

2007/2754

Section 42 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 44

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 45

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 46 (in relation to specified local justice areas)

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 47

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 48

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 52 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

(in relation to England only)

6th April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

1st December 2007

2007/3203

14th March 2008

2008/311

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 1 (in part)

1st April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 2 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

14th March 2008

2008/311

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 3

31st December 2007

2007/3203

Schedule 4

1st April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 5 (in part)

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st December 2007

2007/3203

Schedules 6 and 7

1st April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 9 (in part in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3251

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

Schedule 10 (in relation to England only)

6th April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 11

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 12

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 13 (in part)

15th January 2007

2007/3364

Schedule 14 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

(in relation to England only in respect of paragraphs 12, 13, 32 and 33)

6th April 2007

2007/709

(in relation to England only save for para 58)

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Schedule 15 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

(in relation to England only)

6th April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

1st December 2007

2007/3203

14th March 2008

2008/311

1st April 2008

2008/790