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 |