2007 No. 2180 (C. 83)
criminal law

The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007

Made
The Secretary of State, being the relevant national authority under section 66(3)(b) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 20061, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 66(2) of that Act.

Citation and interpretation

1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007.

(2)

In this Order, the “2006 Act” means the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.

Commencement

2.

Section 27 of the 2006 Act (directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder) shall come into force on 22nd August 2007.

3.

The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007—

(a)

sections 21 and 22 (licence reviews);

(b)

section 32 (sales of air weapons by way of trade or business to be face to face);

(c)

section 33 (age limits for purchase etc. of air weapons);

(d)

section 34 (firing an air weapon beyond premises);

(e)

section 36 (manufacture, import and sale of realistic imitation firearms);

(f)

section 37 (specific defences applying to the offence under s.36);

(g)

section 38 (meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”);

(h)

section 39 (specification for imitation firearms);

(i)

section 40 (supplying imitation firearms to minors);

(j)

section 43(1) and (2) (sale etc. of knives and other weapons);

(k)

section 44 (sale etc. of crossbows);

(l)

section 47 (power to search persons in attendance centres for weapons); and

(m)

section 64 (expenses).

4.

The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007 to the extent not already in force—

(a)

section 31 (prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers);

(b)

section 50 (supplemental provisions for Part 2);

(c)

section 51 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 2 (weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland) referred to in sub-paragraph (d);

(d)

in Schedule 2—

(i)

paragraphs 4 to 8; and

(ii)

paragraphs 10, 12 and 14;

(e)

section 65 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 5 (repeals) referred to in sub-paragraph (f); and

(f)

in Schedule 5 (repeals) the entries relating to—

(i)

the Firearms Act 19682; and

(ii)

the Anti-social Behaviour Act 20033.
Tony McNulty
Minister of State

Home Office

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 22nd August 2007 section 22 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. This Order also brings into force on 1st October 2007 the provisions of that Act which are listed in article 3 and (to the extent that they are not already in force) Article 4.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 23

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 24

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 26

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 28

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 29

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 30

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 31 (in part)

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 35

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 42

12th February 2007

2007/74

Section 45 (in relation to England)

31st May 2007

2007/858

Section 46 (in relation to England)

31st May 2007

2007/858

Section 48

31st May 2007

2007/858

Section 49

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 50 (in part)

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 51 (in part)

6th April 2007

2007/858

31st May 2007

Section 52

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 53

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 54

12th February 2007

2007/74

Section 55

12th February 2007

2007/74

Section 57

12th February 2007

2007/74

Section 58

31st May 2007

2007/858

Section 62

6th April 2007

2007/858

Section 65 (in part)

6th April 2007

2007/858

Schedule 1

6th April 2007

2007/858

Schedule 2 (in part)

6th April 2007

2007/858

31st May 2007

Schedule 3

6th April 2007

2007/858

Schedule 4

12th February 2007

2007/74

Schedule 5 (in part)

6th April 2007

2007/858