The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 25) Order 2010

Made16th December 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 336(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 20031:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 25) Order 2010.

2

In this Order “the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Commencement2

Section 29(1) to (3), (5) and (6) (new method of instituting proceedings) and section 30 (further provision about the new method) of the 2003 Act come into force on 1st January 2011 but only for the purposes of—

a

criminal proceedings instituted by a police force or a person authorised by a police force to institute proceedings in a magistrates’ court sitting in Gloucestershire or Essex; and

b

criminal proceedings instituted by a public prosecutor within the meaning of section 29(5)(e) of the 2003 Act (a Secretary of State or a person authorised by one) who is a person authorised to do so on behalf of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

J DjanoglyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice16th December 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 2011 the provisions in sections 29 and 30 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) so as to allow—

a police force, or a person authorised by a police force to institute criminal proceedings, to institute criminal proceedings by issuing a written charge and requisition in a magistrates’ court sitting in Gloucestershire and Essex.
the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (an executive agency of the Department of Transport) to institute criminal proceedings by issuing a written charge and requisition.

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement Order No. 16) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1999). the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement Order No. 21) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1424) and Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement Order No. 23) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2879) commenced the same provisions in the 2003 Act in relation to other specified proceedings.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 1 and 2	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 3	29.1.2004	2004/82
Section 4	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 5 (partially)	1.8.2004	2004/1867
Section 5 so far as not already in force	1.12.2005	2005/3055
Sections 6 to 8	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 9	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 10	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 13	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 14 (partially)	1.1.2007	2006/3217
Section 15 (partially)	5.4.2004 1.1.2007	2004/829 2006/3217
Sections 16 and 17	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 18	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 19 to 21	5.4.2004	2004/829
Sections 22 to 24	3.7.2004	2004/1629
Section 25	29.1.2004	2004/81
Sections 26 and 27 (partially)	3.7.2004	2004/1629
Section 27 so far as not already in force	15.10.2009	2009/2775
Section 28	29.1.2004 3.7.2004 1.10.2007	2004/81 2004/1629 2007/2874
Sections 29 and 30 (partially)	25.7.2007 9.6.2008 1.11.2009	2007/1999 2008/1424 2009/2879
Section 31	29.1.2004	2004/81
Section 32 (partially)	4.4.2005 15.7.2005	2005/950 2005/1817
Section 33 (partially)	4.4.2005 24.7.2006 15.7.2005	2005/950 2006/1835 2005/1817
Section 34	1.5.2010	2010/1183
Sections 36 to 38 and 39 (partially)	4.4.2005 15.7.2005 1.5.2010	2005/950 2005/1817 2010/1183
Section 40	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 41 (partially)	4.4.2005 9.5.2005	2005/950 2005/1267
Section 42	22.1.2004	2004/81
Sections 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 (partially)	24.7.2006	2006/1835
Section 49	29.1.2004	2004/81
Section 50 (partially)	8.1.2007	2006/3422
Sections 51 to 54	7.12.2007 26.4.2010	2007/3451 2010/1183
Section 55	29.1.2004 26.4.2010	2004/81 2010/1183
Section 56	7.12.2007	2007/3451
Sections 57 to 61 and 67 to 72	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 73	29.1.2004	2004/81
Sections 74 to 92	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 93	29.1.2004	2004/81
Sections 94 and 95	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 97	7.3.2005	2005/373
Sections 98 to 110	15.12.2004	2004/3033
Section 111	29.1.04	2004/81
Section 112	15.12.2004	2004/3033
Section 113	1.1.2005	2004/3033
Sections 114 to 131 and 133 to 136	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 139 to 141	5.4.2004	2004/829
Sections 142 to 150, 152, 153 and 156 to 157	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 158 and 159 (partially)	7.3.2005	2005/373
Sections 158 to 159 so far as not already in force, 160 and 162 to 166	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 167 and 168 (partially) and 169 to 173	27.2.2004	2004/81
Section 174 (partially)	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 174 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 175	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 176	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 177	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 178	7.3.2005	2005/373
Sections 179 and 180	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 182 to 187	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Sections 189 to 194	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 195 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 195 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 196 (partially)	26.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/950
Section 197 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005	2003/3282 2005/373
Section 197 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 198 to 199 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Sections 198 to 199 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 200 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 200 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 201 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 201 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 202 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005	2003/3282 2005/373
Section 202 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 203 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 203 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 204 (partially)	26.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/950
Section 205 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 205 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 213 (partially)	26.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/950
Section 214 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 214 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 215	26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/373 2005/950
Section 216 (partially)	26.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/950
Section 217	26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/373 2005/950
Section 218 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 219 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 221 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 221 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 222 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 222 so far as not already in force	7.3.2005	2005/373
Section 223 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 223 so far as not already in force	7.3.2005	2005/373
Sections 224 to 236	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 237 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 237 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 238	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 239 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005	2003/3282 2005/373
Section 240 (partially)	7.3.2005	2005/373
Section 240 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 241 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 241 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 242 to 243	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 244 (partially)	26.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/950
Section 245 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 246 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/373 2005/950
Section 247	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 248 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 248 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 249 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 249 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 250 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/373 2005/950
Sections 251 to 252 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 252 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 253 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005	2003/3282 2005/373
Sections 254 to 256 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Sections 254 to 256 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 257 (partially)	26.1.2004 7.3.2005	2003/3282 2005/373
Section 257 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 259 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 259 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 260 (partially)	7.3.2005	2005/373
Section 260 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 261	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 262	14.6.2004	2004/829
Section 263 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 263 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 264 (partially)	26.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2005/950
Section 265 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 265 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 267	7.3.2005	2005/373
Section 268 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 268 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 278	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 279	1.12.2004	2004/3033
Section 284	29.1.2004	2004/81
Section 285	27.2.2004	2004/81
Section 286	29.1.2004	2004/81
Sections 287 to 293	22.1.2004	2004/81
Sections 294 to 297	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 299	1.5.2004	2004/829
Section 300	7.3.2005	2005/373
Section 301	7.3.2005	2005/373
Section 302 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 302 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 303 (partially)	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 304 (partially)	26.1.2004 22.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2004/81 2005/950
Section 305 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Section 305 so far as not already in force	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 306	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 307	21.7.2005	2005/1817
Sections 308 to 312	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 313 and 314	1.9.2004	2004/1629
Section 315	4.4.2005	2005/950
Sections 316 and 317	1.9.2004	2004/1629
Section 318	1.9.2004	2004/1629
Section 319	4.4.2005	2005/950
Section 320	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 321	5.4.2004	2004/829
Sections 322 and 323	1.5.2004	2004/829
Section 324	27.2.2004	2004/81
Sections 325 to 327	5.4.2004	2004/829
Section 328	29.1.2004 6.4.2006 1.4.2008	2004/81 2006/751 2008/694
Section 329	20.1.2004	2004/81
Section 331 (partially)	5.4.2004 1.9.2004 15.12.2004 1.1.2005 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 24.7.2006 8.1.2007 1.10.2007	2004/829 2004/1629 2004/2033 2004/2033 2005/950 2005/1817 2006/1835 2006/3422 2007/2874
Section 332 (partially)	20.1.2004 29.1.2004 27.2.2004 5.4.2004 15.12.2004 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 6.4.2006	2004/81 2004/81 2004/81 2004/829 2004/3033 2005/950 2005/1817 2006/751
Section 333	27.2.2004 4.4.2005	2004/81 2005/950
Schedule 1	20.1.2004	2004/81
Schedule 2	29.1.2004 3.7.2004 1.10.2007	2004/81 2004/1629 2007/2874
Schedule 3 (partially)	4.4.2005 9.5.2005	2005/950 2005/1267
Schedule 5	4.4.2005	2005/950
Schedule 6	1.1.2005	2004/3033
Schedules 7 to 9	4.4.2005	2005/950
Schedule 10 (partially)	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Schedules 12 and 13	4.4.2005	2005/950
Schedule 14	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Schedules 15 to 18	4.4.2005	2005/950
Schedule 19	26.1.2004	2003/3282
Schedule 20	14.6.2004	2004/829
Schedule 23	4.4.2005	2005/950
Schedule 24	1.12.2004	2004/3033
Schedule 28	29.1.2004	2004/81
Schedule 29	22.1.2004	2004/81
Schedule 30	1.5.2004	2004/829
Schedule 31	7.3.2005	2005/373
Schedule 32 (partially)	26.1.2004 22.1.2004 4.4.2005	2003/3282 2004/81 2005/950
Schedule 33	5.4.2004	2004/829
Schedule 34	27.2.2004	2004/81
Schedule 35 (partially)	29.1.2004 6.4.2006 1.4.2008	2004/81 2006/751 2008/694
Schedule 36 (partially)	5.4.2004 1.9.2004 15.12.2004 1.1.2005 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 24.7.2006 1.1.2007 8.1.2007 1.10.2007	2004/829 2004/1629 2004/2033 2004/2033 2005/950 2005/1817 2006/1835 2006/3217 2006/3422 2007/2874
Schedule 37 (partially)	20.1.2004 29.1.2004 27.2.2004 5.4.2004 15.12.2004 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 6.4.2006	2004/81 2004/81 2004/81 2004/829 2004/3033 2005/950 2005/1817 2006/751
Schedule 38	27.2.2004 4.4.2005	2004/81 2005/950