The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2006

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 85 (C. 10)

CRIMINAL LAW

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2006

Made

21st February 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003(1), hereby make the following Order:

Citation and appointed day

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2006.

(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 32 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is 2nd April 2006.

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st February 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 32 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 into force on 2nd April 2006. This section amends the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 9), in connection with the release etc. of prisoners serving consecutive or concurrent offence and non offence terms of imprisonment or detention.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 2(b), 3, 19, 20, 22 to 25, 27 to 29, 31, 33 to 38, 39, 42, 43 to 50, 52 to 59, 61 to 69, 70(1), (3), (4) and (7), 71 to 74, 76, 78 to 82, 85 (partially) and 86, Schedule 2, Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1) and (3) and 5, and Schedule 5	27th June 2003	S.S.I. 2003/288
Sections 51 and 60	27th October 2003	S.S.I. 2003/475
Section 21(1) to (8) and (11) (partially)	3rd November 2003	S.S.I. 2003/475
Sections 14, 15 and 18, section 85 (partially) and Schedule 4, paragraph 3	25th November 2003	S.S.I. 2003/475
Sections 26 and 30	1st December 2003	S.S.I. 2003/475
Sections 4 to 6 and 11 to 13	1st January 2004	S.S.I. 2003/475
Section 40	12th January 2004	S.S.I. 2003/475
Section 21(9) and (10)	10th June 2004	S.S.I. 2004/240
Section 75	25th June 2004	S.S.I. 2004/240
Sections 16 and 17	1st November 2004	S.S.I. 2004/451
Sections 2(a), 7 to 10 and 41 and Schedule 1, paragraph 1(3)(b)	4th October 2005	S.S.I. 2005/433

(1)

2003 asp 7.