The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2007

Made16th April 2007

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148 of the Constitutional Reform Act 20051.

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2007.

Commencement of provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 20052.

The following provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 shall come into force on 8^th May 2007—

(a)

section 5(3) and 5(4) (representations to Parliament);

(b)

section 6 (representations to the Northern Ireland Assembly); and

(c)

section 11 (Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland), in so far as it inserts subsection (1B)(b) into section 12 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 20022.

Falconer of Thoroton, C.

16th April 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) listed in Article 2. These relate to the role of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland in respect of making representations to Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

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

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Sections 1 to 3.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 5 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 7.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Sections 9 and 10.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 11 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Sections 12 and 13.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 14 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 15 (partially).	31.08.2005	2005/2284
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Sections 16 and 17.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Sections 45 and 46.	27.02.2006	2006/228
Sections 61 to 64.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 65.	01.10.2005	2005/2505
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 66.	01.10.2005	2005/2505
Sections 67 to 84.	02.10.2006	2006/1014
Section 85.	01.10.2005	2005/2505
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
	02.04.2007	2006/1014
Sections 86 to 114.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Sections 115 to 118.	01.10.2005	2005/2505
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Sections 119 to 122.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 123 (partially).	15.06.2005	2005/1431
Section 124.	25.09.2006	2006/1537
Section 125 (partially).	25.09.2006	2006/1537
Section 126 to 131.	25.09.2006	2006/1537
Section 132.	15.06.2005	2005/1431
Section 133 to 136.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 139.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 145 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Section 146 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedules 1 and 2.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedule 3 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedule 4 (partially).	01.10.2005	2005/2505
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedule 5 (partially).	31.08.2005	2005/2284
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
	15.06.2006	2006/1537
Schedule 12.	01.10.2005	2005/2505
	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedule 13.	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedule 14 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
	21.03.2007	2007/967
Schedule 15.	25.09.2006	2006/1537
Schedule 17 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014
Schedule 18 (partially).	03.04.2006	2006/1014

The following provisions of the Act will be brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 4.	08.05.2007	2007/1121