2007 No. 55 (C. 3)
criminal procedure

The Criminal Justice (2005 Order) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(2) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 1.

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (2005 Order) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

Appointed day2.

The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 21 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 is 12th March 2007.

Peter Hain
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation on 12th March 2007 Article 21 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (“the parent Order”).

Article 21 provides for continuity, regarding a person’s appearance in a magistrates’ court, of bail granted by the police.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
1.

The following provisions of the parent Order were brought into operation on 19th August 2005 by the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (Commencement No.1) Order 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 382 (C. 29)):

  • Article 13 (Right to representation: loss of remission hearings);

  • Article 20 (Funding for speed cameras, etc); and

  • Article 22 (Right to representation: extradition proceedings).

2.

The following provisions of the parent Order were brought into operation on 18th September 2006 by the Criminal Justice (2005 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No. 368 (C. 21)):

  • Articles 2 to 8 (Anti-social behaviour orders);

  • Article 24 (Evidence through live links); and

  • Article 27 and Schedule 2 (partially) (Repeals).