The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1839

criminal law, england and wales

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2007

Made

26th June 2007

Laid before Parliament

29th June 2007

Coming into force

31st July 2007

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(1).

An application for an Order containing the provisions set out below has been made jointly by all persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Dartford Borough Council and Gravesham Borough Council.

The Secretary of State considers it would be in the interests of reducing crime and disorder and of combatting the misuse of drugs to make such an Order.

Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 31st July 2007.

2.  The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(2) are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Dartford Borough Council and Gravesham Borough Council as if they constituted only one area (“the combined area”).

3.  The persons who for the purposes of Chapter 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area.

Scotland of Asthal, Q.C.

Minister of State

Home Office

26th June 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that two crime and disorder partnerships are to be combined to form a single partnership for the purposes of performing functions conferred by sections 6 and 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, namely functions related to the formulation and implementation of strategies for the reduction of crime and disorder and drug misuse in the area. The combined area will comprise the local government areas of Dartford Borough Council and Gravesham Borough Council.

(1)

1998 c.37: sub-section (1A) was inserted in section 5 by section 97(1) and (3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30). Section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 has been amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48) which comes into force on 1st August 2007 (S.I. 2007/1614).

(2)

Section 6 was amended by section 97(1) and (7) to (11) of the Police Reform Act 2002. Section 6A was inserted by section 98 of the Police Reform Act 2002. Section 6 has been amended by paragraph 3 to Schedule 9 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 which comes into force on 1st August 2007 (S.I. 2007/1614).