The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings) Order 2008

Commencement: serious crime prevention orders

15.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the following provisions of the 2007 Act shall come into force on 6th April 2008—

(a) section 1 (serious crime prevention orders);

(b) section 2 together with Part 1 of Schedule 1 (involvement in serious crime: England and Wales orders);

(c) section 3 together with Part 2 of Schedule 1 (involvement in serious crime: Northern Ireland orders);

(d) sections 4 to 23 (further provisions relating to serious crime prevention orders);

(e) section 24(1) to (8), (11) and (12) (appeals from Crown Court);

(f) sections 25 to 36 (enforcement, particular types of persons and proceedings in the High Court and Crown Court);

(g) section 37 (to the extent not already in force) (functions of applicant authorities);

(h) paragraphs 1 to 3, 5 to 17 and 19 to 21 of Schedule 2 (functions of applicant authorities under Part 1);

(i) sections 38 and 39 (disclosure and compliance);

(j) section 40(3) and (5) to (8) (costs in relation to authorised monitors);

(k) sections 41 to 43 (retention of documents and interpretation);

(l) section 91(1) (transitional and transitory provisions and savings) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (m); and

(m) paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 13 (transitional and transitory provisions and savings).

(2) In the application of section 24(6) to (8) and (12) to England and Wales (right of appeal to Supreme Court and effect of section 33(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968(1)) before the commencement of paragraph 16(3)(b) of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005(2) (amendment of section 33(2) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968), references to the Supreme Court are to be read as references to the House of Lords.

(3) In the application of section 24(6) to (8) to Northern Ireland (right of appeal to the Supreme Court) before the commencement of paragraph 33(2)(a) of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (amendment of section 31(1) of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980(3)), references to the Supreme Court are to be read as references to the House of Lords.

(1)

1968 c. 19.

(2)

2005 c. 4.

(3)

1980 c. 47.