2007 No. 1252 (C. 54)

Lord chief justice of northern ireland

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

Made

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 8th 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.
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