The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2003

Made19th November 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 87 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 20021, hereby makes the following Order:

1.

This Order may be cited as the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2003.

2.

The provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st December 2003.

3. (1)

The following provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 shall come into force on 18th December 2003.

(2)

The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are –

section 46(1) to (5) (functions of Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice);
section 48 (powers of inspectors);
section 49 (reports); and
section 71 (community safety strategy).

Paul Murphy

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

19th November 2003

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE JUSTICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 2002 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st DECEMBER 2003

Article 2

Provision of Act	Subject matter of provision
Section 53(1) to (5)	Aims of youth justice system
Section 54	Reparation orders
Section 55	Community responsibility orders
Section 57	Youth conferences and youth conference plans
Section 58	Diversionary youth conferences
Section 59	Court-ordered youth conferences
Section 60	Youth conference orders
Section 61	Legal aid for youth conferences
Section 62	Orders: enforcement etc.
Section 85(1) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 12 specified in this Schedule	Minor and consequential amendments
Section 85(2)
Section 86 to the extent necessary to bring into force the provision of Schedule 13 specified in this Schedule	Repeals and revocations
Schedule 10	Youth justice orders: enforcement etc.
Schedule 12, paragraph 15, paragraph 16, paragraphs 24 to 26, paragraph 27(a) insofar as it inserts a definition of “court-ordered youth conference”, paragraph 27(b) and (c), paragraph 29, paragraph 31 (save insofar as it relates to Article 44C or Article 44F of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 19982), paragraph 54, paragraph 55(1) to (3), (5) and (6), paragraph 56, paragraph 58, paragraph 66, paragraph 67 (except for the definition of “custody care order” in sub-paragraph (3)), paragraph 70, paragraph 71 and paragraph 75	Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 13, in the entry in respect of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, the repeal of Article 4.	Repeals and revocations

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Commencement Order brings into force on 1st December 2003 the provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 listed in the Schedule to this Order and on 18th December 2003 the provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 listed in Article 3(2).

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Provision of Act	Date of commencement	Statutory Rule Number
Section 9(4), (5), (6) and (14)	15.10.2002	2002 No. 319 (c. 27)
Section 17
Section 18(1) to (9)
Section 19
Section 21
Section 45	26.5.2003	2003 No. 265 (c. 19)
Section 46(6) and (7)	15.10.2002	2002 No. 319 (c. 27)
Section 47	26.5.2003	2003 No. 265 (c. 19)
Section 66	6.1.2003	2002 No. 405 (c. 33)
Sections 68 to 70	26.5.2003	2003 No. 265 (c. 19)
Section 74	19.4.2004	2003 No. 416 (c. 31)
Section 75
Section 77	1.11.203
Sections 79 to 81	15.10.2002	2002 No. 319 (c. 27)
Section 85(1) (partially)	15.10.2002 and 1.11.2003	2002 No. 319 (c. 27) 2003 No. 416 (c. 31)
Section 86 (partially)
Schedule 6	15.10.2002	2002 No. 319 (c. 27)
Schedule 8	26.5.2003	2003 No. 265 (c. 19)
Schedule 12, (partially)	15.10.2002 and 1.11.2003	2002 No. 319 (c. 27) and 2003 No. 416 (c. 31)
Schedule 13 (partially)