The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005.

(2) In this Order—

“the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 2003;

“the Sentencing Act ” means the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(1).

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and Schedule 2, the provisions of the 2003 Act specified in Schedule 1 shall come into force on 4^th April 2005.

(2) In so far as they apply where a person aged 16 or 17 is convicted of an offence, sections 177 and 179 to 180 of and Schedules 8 and 9 to the 2003 Act (community orders) shall come into force on 4^th April 2007.

3.—(1) The provisions of the 2003 Act specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 18^th April 2005.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) section 96 (application of Part 10 to Northern Ireland);

(b) Part 2 of Schedule 5 (list of offences for Northern Ireland);

(c) in Schedule 36 (further minor and consequential amendments), paragraphs 91, 92(6) and 94.

4.—(1) Subject to Schedule 2, the provisions of the 2003 Act specified in paragraph (2) shall come into force on 4^th April 2007.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are paragraphs 99, 122, 123(3) and (5) (in so far as not already in force) and 125 of Schedule 32 (amendments relating to sentencing).

Scotland of Asthal, Q.C.

Minister of State

Home Office

24th March 2005