Supplemental
Sections 50 to 54: Repeals and revocations, Financial provisions, Extent, Commencement, Short title
122.Section 50 brings Schedule 7 (repeals and revocations) into effect.
123.Section 52 details the extent of the Act. Sections 14 to 20 (Human Rights Commission), section 44 and Schedule 5 (Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions), section 47 (altering title of resident magistrate) and sections 48 and 49 and Schedule 6 (private security industry) extend to the whole of the UK. The amendments made by Schedule 1 (trials on indictment without a jury: consequential amendments) (and sections 8 and 9(1) to (4) so far as relating to those amendments) have the same extent as the enactments being amended. Subsections (6) and (7) of section 9 extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland. The other provisions of the Act extend to Northern Ireland only.
124.Section 53 provides for sections 21 to 40 (and Schedules 3 and 4) to come into force on 1 August 2007. Sections 9 and 51 to 54 will come into force on Royal Assent and other provisions of the Act will come into force by statutory instrument on a day appointed by the Secretary of State by order. An order under the section may make transitory or transitional provision or savings.
