1982 No. 243 (C.9)

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

The Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1982

Made

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 65(7) of the Criminal Law Act 1977, I hereby make the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Law Act 1977 (Commencement No. 11) Order 1982.

2

The provisions of the Criminal Law Act 1977 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in column 2 thereof) shall come into force on 29th March 1982.

W.S.I. WhitelawOne of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of StateHome Office

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 29TH MARCH 1982

1

2

Provisions of the Act

Subject matter of provisions

Section 47.

Prison sentence partly served and partly suspended.

Schedule 9 (except paragraph 3(3) which came into force on 17th July 19781).

Matters ancillary to section 47.

Schedule 13, so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule.

Repeals.

APPENDIX TO SCHEDULEREPEALS TAKING EFFECT FROM 29TH MARCH 1982

Chapter

Short title

Extent of repeal

1975 c.21.

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.

In Schedule 9, paragraphs 15 and 35.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order brings into force on 29th March 1982 section 47 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (prison sentences partly served and partly suspended) together with Schedule 9 to that Act (matters ancillary to section 47) (except paragraph 3(3) of that Schedule which came into force on 17th July 1978). The Order also brings into force on 29th March 1982 the repeal of certain spent provisions in the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 namely paragraphs 15 and 35 of Schedule 9 to that Act. On that date the whole of the Criminal Law Act 1977, except section 48 (power to make rules as to furnishing of information by prosecution in criminal proceedings), will have been brought into force.