2003 No. 288 (C. 14)
CRIMINAL LAW

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003

Made
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 20031, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003.

(2)

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

Commencement2.

The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall, in so far as they are not in force, come into force on 27th June 2003, but, where a particular purpose is also specified in relation to a provision in column 1, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

CATHY JAMIESON
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

SCHEDULEThe provisions of the Act which come into force on 27th June 2003

Article 2

Column 1

Column 2

Provision of the Act

Subject matter

Section 2(b)

Disposal in case of insanity

Section 3

The Risk Management Authority

Sections 19, 20 and 22

Sexual offences etc

Sections 23, 24 and 25

Custody and temporary detention

Sections 27, 28, 29, 31, and 33 to 38

Release of prisoners

Section 39

Special provision as regards certain life prisoners

Section 42

Drugs courts

Sections 43 to 50

Non-custodial punishments

Sections 52 and 53

Children

Sections 54 to 57

Evidential matters

Sections 58 and 59

Jurisdictional matters

Sections 61 to 67

Procedural matters

Sections 68 and 69

Bribery and corruption

Section 70(1), (3), (4) and (7)

Registration for criminal records purposes

Sections 71 and 72

Local authority functions

Sections 73, 74, 76 and 78 to 82

Miscellaneous

Section 85 but only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of schedule 4 specified below

Minor and consequential amendments

Section 86

Repeals

Schedule 2

Constitution etc of the Risk Management Authority

Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1) and (3) and 5

Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 5

Repeals

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 27th June 2003 the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 specified in the Schedule to the Order. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/287) sets out separate transitional and savings provisions in relation to the commencement of sections 27, 28, 38 and 54 of that Act.

Sections 77, 84, 87 to 89 and schedule 3 were commenced on Royal Assent on 26th March 2003. Section 86 and schedule 5 were also commenced on Royal Assent in so far as relating to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.