The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 1594 (C.48) (S.117)

CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987

Made

7th September 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 72(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987.

2.  The provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 referred to in Column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters described in Column 2 of that Schedule) shall come into force on 1st October 1987.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Scottish Office

New St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th September 1987

Article 2

SCHEDULE Provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 coming into force on1st October 1987

Column 1	Column 2
Provisions of the Act	Subject matters of provisions
Section 48	Detention and questioning by customs officers.
Section 49	Right to have someone informed when detained.
Section 60	Transcript of police interview sufficient evidence.
Section 64	Aiding and abetting.
Section 69	Interpretation.
Section 70 to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of Schedules 1 and 2 specified below.	Amendments and repeals.
In Schedule 1 the paragraphs specified in Column 1 of Appendix A hereto (which amend the enactments specified in Column 2 of that Appendix).	Minor and consequential amendments.
Schedule 2 to the extent specified in Appendix B hereto.	Repeals.

APPENDIX A Provisions of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 coming into force on 1st October 1987

Column 1	Column 2
Provisions of Schedule 1	Enactment amended
Paragraph 3	The Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20).
Paragraphs 10(b) and 11 to 14	The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21).
Paragraphs 16 to 18	The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62).
Paragraph 19	The Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49).

APPENDIX B Repeals in Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 taking effect on1st October 1987

Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1974 c. 50.	The Road Traffic Act 1974.	In Schedule 3, paragraph 10(4).
1975 c. 21.	The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.	In section 263(2), the words “, or on any point arising on the case,”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st October 1987 the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 which are referred to in Column 1 of the Schedule to the Order.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:—

Provisions	Date of commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 57, 70 (partially),	1 September 1987	1987/1468
Schedule 1 (partially) and Schedule 2 (partially)

(1)

1987 c. 41.