Statutory Instruments
Criminal Law
Made
19th July 2010
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 182(5) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010.
(2) In this Order, “the 2009 Act” means the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
2. The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 2nd August 2010—
(a)section 145 (transfer to parole board of functions under the Criminal Justice Act 1991(2));
(b)in section 177 (consequential etc amendments and transitional and saving provisions), subsection (2) (transitional, transitory and saving provisions) so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (d);
(c)section 178 (repeals), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (e);
(d)in Schedule 22 (transitional, transitory and saving provisions), paragraph 43 (transfer of functions to Parole Board); and
(e)in Part 5 of Schedule 23 (repeals: miscellaneous criminal justice provisions)—
(i)the repeals relating to the Criminal Justice Act 1991; and
(ii)the repeal relating to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008(3).
3. The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 15th August 2010—
(a)section 144 (treatment of convictions in other member States etc), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (d);
(b)in section 177, subsection (2) so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (e);
(c)section 178, so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (f);
(d)in Schedule 17 (treatment of convictions in other member States etc)—
(i)paragraph 1 (evidence of bad character);
(ii)paragraph 3 (bail);
(iii)paragraphs 6 and 7 (determining the seriousness of an offence);
(iv)paragraph 10 (required custodial sentences for certain offences);
(v)paragraph 11 (restriction on imposing custodial sentence or service detention);
(vi)paragraph 12 (young offenders: referral conditions); and
(vii)paragraphs 13 to 15 (proving of foreign convictions before courts in England and Wales);
(e)in Schedule 22, paragraphs 40 to 42 (transitional provisions in relation to treatment of convictions in other member States etc), so far as they relate to paragraphs 1, 6, 7 and 10 to 15 of Schedule 17 to the 2009 Act; and
(f)in Part 5 of Schedule 23, the repeals relating to—
(i)the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(4);
(ii)the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(5);
(iii)the Criminal Justice Act 2003(6); and
(iv)section 238(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006(7).
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Crispin Blunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
19th July 2010
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) (“the 2009 Act”).
Article 2 brings into force on 2nd August 2010 section 145 of the 2009 Act, along with associated transitional provisions and repeals. Section 145 amends certain provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53) relating to parole decisions in respect of the release of long-term prisoners on licence.
Article 3 brings into force on 15th August 2010 section 144 of and most of Schedule 17 to the 2009 Act, also along with associated transitional provisions and repeals. Those provisions relate to the treatment of criminal convictions imposed by courts outside England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Those provisions transpose in relation to England and Wales Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24th July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of criminal proceedings (OJ No L 220, 15.8.2008, p. 32).
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 2009 Act have been or are to be brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 35 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Sections 59 to 61 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 52 | 04.10.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 54 to 55 | 04.10.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 56 (partially) | 04.10.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 57 | 04.10.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Sections 62 to 71 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 74 to 85 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 106 (partially) | 14.12.2009 | 2009/3253 |
| Section 107 (partially) | 14.12.2009 | 2009/3253 |
| Section 108 (partially) | 14.12.2009 | 2009/3253 |
| Section 109 to 110 | 14.12.2009 | 2009/3253 |
| Section 112 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 113 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 114 to 115 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 118 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Section 119 to 136 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 139 | 12.01.2010 | 2010/28 |
| Sections 140 to 141 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 142 | 31.01.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 146 to 147 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 149 to 150 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 153 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 155 to 172 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 173 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Section 174 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 175 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Section 177 (partially) | 12.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 | |
| Section 178 (partially) | 31.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 | |
| Section 180 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Schedule 8 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Schedule 12 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Schedule 13 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Schedule 15 | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Schedule 19 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Schedule 20 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Schedule 21 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 | |
| Schedule 22 (partially) | 12.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Schedule 23 (partially) | 31.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 |