2004 No. 240 (C. 16)
CRIMINAL LAW

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004

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

Citation and commencement

1.

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004.

2.

(1)

Section 21(9)2 and (10) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 10th June 2004.

(2)

Section 75 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 25th June 2004.

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 10th June 2004 section 21(9) and (10) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and on 25th June 2004, section 75 of that Act.

Section 21(9) and (10) amends section 201 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 so as to give the court power to adjourn cases for the purpose of enabling inquiries to be made, for six weeks in relation to cases to which section 21 applies. At present section 201 permits adjournment for four weeks.

Section 75 re-introduces the ranks of deputy chief constable and chief superintendent to police forces in Scotland.

Sections 77, 84, 87 and 88 and schedule 3 were commenced on Royal Assent on 26th March 2003. Section 86 and schedule 5 were also commenced on Royal Assent insofar as relating to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 2(b), 3, 19, 20, 22 to 25, 27 to 29, 31, 33 to 38, 39, 42, 43 to 50, 52 to 59, 61 to 69, 70(1), (3), (4) and (7), 71 to 74, 76, 78 to 82, 85 (partially) and 86, Schedule 2, Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1) and (3) and 5 and Schedule 5

27th June 2003

S.S.I. 2003/288

Sections 51 and 60

27th October 2003

S.S.I. 2003/475

Section 21(1) to (8) and (11) (partially)

3rd November 2003

S.S.I. 2003/475

Sections 14, 15 and 18, section 85 (partially), Schedule 4, paragraph 3

25th November 2003

S.S.I. 2003/475

Sections 26 and 30

1st December 2003

S.S.I. 2003/475

Sections 4 to 6, 11 to 13

1st January 2004

S.S.I. 2003/475

Section 40

12th January 2004

S.S.I. 2003/475