Appointed dates
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1
Subject to article 3, the date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 1 st December 2008—
a
section 61 (Compensation for miscarriages of justice);
b
section 118 (Closure orders: premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance);
c
section 126(1) and (3) (Police misconduct and performance procedures) insofar as it relates to the entries specified in sub-paragraph (h);
d
section 127 (Investigation of complaints of police misconduct etc.) insofar as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (i);
e
section 148(2) (Consequential etc. amendments and transitional and saving provisions) insofar as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (j);
f
section 149 (Repeals and revocations) insofar as it relates to the entries in sub-paragraph (k);
g
Schedule 20 (Closure orders: premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance);
h
in Schedule 22 (Police misconduct and performance procedures)—
i
paragraphs 3, 4, 7 and 8 to the extent not already in force; and
ii
paragraphs 5, 9, 11 and 17 to 21;
i
in Schedule 23 (Investigation of complaints of police misconduct etc.)—
i
paragraphs 4, 6 to 11 and 13 to 18; and
ii
paragraphs 5, 12 and 19 to the extent not already in force;
j
paragraphs 22 and 35(1), (2)(a) and (3) of Schedule 27 (Transitory, transitional and saving provisions); and
k
in Schedule 28 (Repeals and revocations), the entries related to—
i
section 50(4) of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to, the Police Act 1996 ;
ii
Schedule 3 to the Police Reform Act 2002 ; and
iii
paragraph 119 of Schedule 21 to the Legal Services Act 2007 .
2
The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 26 th January 2009—
a
section 63 (Possession of extreme pornographic images);
b
section 64 (Exclusion of classified films etc.);
c
section 65 (Defences: general);
d
section 66 (Defence: participation in consensual acts);
e
section 67 (Penalties etc. for possession of extreme pornographic images);
f
section 68 (Special rules relating to providers of information society services);
g
section 71 (Maximum penalty for publication etc. of obscene articles);
h
section 148(1) and (2) (Consequential etc. amendments and transitional and saving provision) insofar as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraphs (j) and (k);
i
Schedule 14 (Special rules relating to providers of information society services);
j
paragraph 58 of Schedule 26 (Minor and consequential amendments);and
k
paragraphs 23 and 25 of Schedule 27 (Transitory, transitional and saving provision).
1996 c. 16.
2002 c. 30.
2007 c. 29.