2003 No. 707 (C. 33)
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2003

Made
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 19991, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2003.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2.

The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 shall come into force on 1st April 2003:

(a)

section 58 (inferences from silence not permissible where no prior access to legal advice) to the extent not already in force;

(b)

section 67(4) to the extent it relates to the entry (c) below; and

(c)

paragraph 8 of Schedule 7.

John Denham
Minister of State

Home Office

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2003 the provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 specified in article 2.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 67(2) and Schedule 5

1st January 2000

1999/3427

Section 67(3) (partially) and in Schedule 6 the entries relating to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

1st April 2000

1999/3427

Sections 59 and 60, section 67(1) and Schedule 4 (both partially) and section 67(3) and Schedule 6 (both partially)

14th April 2000

2000/1034

Part I (partially), Schedule 1, section 67(1) and Schedule 4 (both partially) and Schedule 7 (partially)

26th June 2000

2000/1587

Sections 34 and 35, sections 38 to 40 and Schedules 6 and 7 (both partially)

4th September 2000

2000/2091

Sections 41 to 43, Schedule 7 and section 67(4) (both partially) and Schedule 6 (partially)

4th December 2000

2000/3075

Section 59 and Schedule 3 (Scotland only)

1st January 2001

S.S.I. 2000/445

Sections 16 to 27, 31 to 33, 36, 37, 47, 53 to 57, 67(1) and Schedule 4 (both partially), section 67(3) and Schedule 6 (both partially), and 67(4) and Schedule 7 (both partially)

24th July 2002

2002/1739