2008 No. 2785 (C. 123)

Police

The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by sections 49(3) and 53(1) of the Police and Justice Act 20061.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008.

Commencement

2

Section 45 (attendance by accused at certain preliminary or sentencing hearings) to the extent not already in force and section 46 (live link bail) of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 14 November 2008 in the local justice areas2 of:

i

in London: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden and Islington, City of London, City of Westminster, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich and Lewisham, Hackney and Tower Hamlets, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea, Haringey, Harrow Gore, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond-upon-Thames, Sutton, Waltham Forest, and Wandsworth; and

ii

in Kent: Central Kent, East Kent and North Kent.

3

The following provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 14 November 2008—

a

section 52 in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (b); and

b

paragraphs 50 and 51 of Schedule 14 (minor and consequential amendments).

Vernon CoakerMinister of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 set out in articles 2 and 3 on 14 November 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

31st March 2007

2007/709

Section 2 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

6th June 2007

2007/1614

14th March 2008

2008/311

(in relation to England and Wales)

1st April 2008

2008/790

Section 3

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 4

31st March 2007

2007/709

Section 5

31st December 2007

2007/3203

Section 6

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 7

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st December 2007

2007/3203

Section 8

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 9 (in part)

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st December 2007

2007/3203

Section 10

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 11

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 12

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 13

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 13 (in relation to Northern Ireland)

30th July 2007

2007/2052

Sections 15 and 16

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 18

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 22 (in relations Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

19th November 2007

2007/3251

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

Sections 23 to 25 (in relation to England and Northern Ireland)

29th June 2007

2007/1614

Section 26 (in relation to England and Northern Ireland)

6th April 2007

2007/709

Section 27 (in relation to England and Northern Ireland)

6th April 2007

2007/709

Sections 28 to 33

1st April 2007

2007/709

Sections 35 to 38

1st October 2008

2008/2503

Section 39 (in relation to England and Wales)

1st April 2008

2008/790

Section 40 (in relation to Northern Ireland)

1st April 2008

2008/790

Section 41 (in relation to England and Wales)

29th June 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to Northern Ireland)

10th October 2007

2007/2754

Section 42

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 44

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 45

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 46 (in relation to specified local justice areas)

1st April 2007

2007/709

Section 47

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 48

15th January 2007

2006/3364

Section 52 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st October 2008

2008/2503

(in relation to England only)

6th April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007 3073

1st December 2007

2007/3203

14th March 2008

2008/311

(in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st April 2008

2008/790

(in relation to Northern Ireland only)

1st October 2008

2008/2503

Schedule 1 (in part)

1st April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 2 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

14th March 2008

2008/311

(in relation to England and Wales)

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 3

31st December 2007

2007/3203

Schedule 4

1st April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 5 (in part)

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st December 2007

2007/3203

Schedules 6 and 7

1st April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 9 (in part in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3251

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

(in relation to England only)

1st August 2007

2007/1614

Schedule 10 (in relation to England only)

6th April 2007

2007/709

Schedule 11 (in relation to England and Wales)

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 12 (in relation to Northern Ireland)

1st April 2008

2008/790

Schedule 13 (in part)

15th January 2007

2007/3364

Schedule 14 (in part)

15th January 2007

2007/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st October 2008

2008/2503

(in relation to England only in respect of paragraphs 12, 13, 32 and 33)

6th April 2007

2007/709

(in relation to England only save for para. 58)

29th June 2007

2007/1614

(in relation to Northern Ireland only)

1st October 2008

2008/2503

Schedule 15 (in part)

15th January 2007

2006/3364

1st April 2007

2007/709

1st October 2008

2008/2503

(in relation to England only)

6th April 2007

2007/709

29th June 2007

2007/1614

1st December 2007

2007/3203

14th March 2008

2008/311

(in relation to Wales only)

19th November 2007

2007/3073

(in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st April 2008

2008/790