Statutory Instruments
Criminal Law
Made
17th May 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 330(4) and 336(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(1):
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 28 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012.
(2) This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.
(3) In this Order—
“the 1980 Act” means the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(2);
“the 1996 Act” means the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996(3);
“the 1998 Act” means the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(4);
“the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
2. The following provisions of the 2003 Act come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made—
(a)section 41 (allocation of offences triable either way, and sending cases to Crown Court), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (b);
(b)in Schedule 3 (allocation of cases triable either way, and sending cases to the Crown Court etc)—
(i)paragraph 15 (amendments to the 1998 Act);
(ii)paragraph 20(1) and (2) (regulations relating to service of prosecution evidence where persons are sent for trial).
3. The following provisions of the 2003 Act come into force on 18th June 2012—
(a)section 41, so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (d);
(b)section 331 (further minor and consequential amendments), so far as it relates to paragraph 4 of Schedule 36 to the 2003 Act (minor and consequential amendments relating to bail);
(c)section 332 (repeals), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (f);
(d)in Schedule 3—
(i)paragraph 1 (amendments to the 1980 Act);
(ii)paragraph 14 (repealing restriction on justices sitting after dealing with bail);
(iii)paragraph 19(1) and (2)(a) (restrictions on reporting of allocation or sending proceedings), except so far as paragraph 19(1) would insert section 52B(4) of the 1998 Act;
(iv)paragraph 53 (reports of proceedings which are to be treated as published contemporaneously);
(e)in Schedule 36, paragraph 4;
(f)in Schedule 37 (repeals)—
(i)in Part 2, the entry relating to the Senior Courts Act 1981(5);
(ii)in Part 4, the entry relating to section 42 of the 1980 Act.
4.—(1) The following provisions of the 2003 Act come into force on 18th June 2012 in relation to the relevant local justice areas—
(a)section 41, so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (c);
(b)section 332, so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (d);
(c)Schedule 3(6), so far as it is not already in force, other than—
(i)paragraph 19(1), so far as it would insert section 52B(4) of the 1998 Act;
(ii)paragraph 19(2)(b);
(iii)paragraph 57(2) (amendment of section 7A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985(7));
(iv)paragraph 66(4), so far as it would omit paragraph (a) of the modified section 3(8) of the 1996 Act (initial duty of prosecutor to disclose);
(v)paragraphs 70 and 71(d) (extending to Northern Ireland reporting restrictions for applications for dismissal);
(d)Part 4 of Schedule 37(8), so far as it is not already in force, other than the entry relating to paragraph (a) of the modified section 3(8) of the 1996 Act.
(2) The relevant local justice areas are: Bath and Wansdyke; Berkshire; Bristol; Liverpool and Knowsley; North Avon; North Hampshire; North Somerset; Ormskirk; Sefton; St Helens; Wigan and Leigh; and Wirral.
(3) The provisions specified in paragraph (1) are also to come into force on 18th June 2012 in relation to the Crown Court where it deals with—
(a)a person sent for trial by a magistrates’ court in a relevant local justice area;
(b)a person committed for sentence by a magistrates’ court in a relevant local justice area.
5.—(1) The amendments coming into force by virtue of article 4 are to have no effect in relation to an offence (“the relevant offence”) if condition 1 or 2 is satisfied in respect of that offence.
(2) Condition 1 is satisfied if a person first appeared in respect of the relevant offence before 18th June 2012.
(3) Condition 2 is satisfied if—
(a)a person first appears in respect of the relevant offence on or after 18th June 2012,
(b)the relevant offence is related to an offence which is triable only on indictment (“the indictable-only offence”), and
(c)the person who is charged with the indictable-only offence first appeared in respect of that offence before 18th June 2012.
(4) For the purposes of this article—
(a)a person (“A”) first appears in respect of an offence where A appears or is brought before a magistrates’ court for the first time in the proceedings in respect of the offence with which A is charged;
(b)a relevant offence is related to an indictable-only offence if, were a magistrates’ court to apply section 51 of the 1998 Act as it was in force immediately before 18th June 2012, that court would be required to send the person charged with the relevant offence to the Crown Court for trial for that offence, or could do so.
6.—(1) The amendments to paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the 1998 Act (regulations)(9), coming into force by virtue of article 2, do not affect the power to make regulations under that paragraph in relation to a person sent for trial under section 51 of the 1998 Act before the substitution of that section made by the 2003 Act is fully in force in relation to the whole of England and Wales.
(2) The amendment substituting section 4(3)(b) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981(10), coming into force by virtue of article 3(d)(iv), is to have no effect in the case of a report of committal proceedings.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Crispin Blunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
17th May 2012
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (“the 2003 Act”).
Article 2 brings into force provisions of the 2003 Act on the day after the day on which the Order is made. These provisions relate to the Attorney General’s power to make regulations under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) (“the 1998 Act”) on the service of prosecution evidence where persons are sent for trial.
Article 3 brings into force provisions of the 2003 Act on 18th June 2012. These provisions—
repeal the restriction on justices of the peace sitting after dealing with bail (see paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the 2003 Act);
set out reporting restrictions concerning allocation or sending proceedings (see paragraphs 19 and 53 of Schedule 3 to the 2003 Act);
make minor and consequential amendments relating to bail (see paragraph 4 of Schedule 36 to the 2003 Act).
Article 4 brings into force most of the remaining paragraphs in Schedule 3 to the 2003 Act on 18th June 2012 in relation to certain local justice areas and the Crown Court for certain purposes. These paragraphs in particular—
amend the provisions by which a magistrates’ court decides on the mode of trial for adults charged with an offence which is triable either on indictment or summarily (“either-way offences”) (paragraphs 5 to 8);
modify the provisions by which children and young persons are ordinarily tried summarily for an offence which is triable on indictment, subject to certain exceptions (paragraph 9);
introduce provisions by which children and young persons may indicate intention as to plea in certain cases (paragraph 10);
substitute for the provisions in the 1998 Act which deal with the sending to the Crown Court of adults charged with offences triable only on indictment (“indictable-only offences”) and certain related offences, new provisions which permit sending to the Crown Court in a wider range of circumstances, including either-way offences (which generally, at present, reach the Crown Court by way of committal proceedings), certain offences involving children and young persons and certain cases involving serious or complex fraud or which involve children as witnesses (paragraph 18);
make amendments which concern magistrates’ courts’ powers to commit for sentence on summary trial of either-way offences (paragraphs 21 to 28);
make minor and consequential amendments, including repealing the provisions in the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) relating to committal proceedings for either-way offences (paragraph 51).
Article 5 contains saving provisions concerning the provisions brought into force by article 4. The saving provisions provide rules for circumstances in which a person appears or is brought before a magistrates’ court when he or she had a first appearance concerning that offence before commencement or where someone first appeared on a related indictable-only offence before commencement.
Article 6 contains other saving provisions. These relate to the Attorney General’s power to make regulations relating to the service of prosecution evidence and to preserve the effect of section 4(3)(b) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49), as it was in force before commencement, where this is still needed for reports of committal proceedings.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 1 and 2 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 3 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/82 |
| Section 4 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 5 (partially) | 1.8.2004 | 2004/1867 |
| Section 5 so far as not already in force | 1.12.2005 | 2005/3055 |
| Sections 6 to 8 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 9 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 10 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 13 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 14 (partially) | 1.1.2007 | 2006/3217 |
| Section 15 (partially) | 5.4.2004 1.1.2007 | |
| Sections 16 and 17 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 18 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 19 to 21 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Sections 22 to 24 | 3.7.2004 | 2004/1629 |
| Section 25 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 26 and 27 (partially) | 3.7.2004 | 2004/1629 |
| Section 27 so far as not already in force | 15.10.2009 | 2009/2775 |
| Section 28 | 29.1.2004 3.7.2004 1.10.2007 | |
| Sections 29 and 30 (partially) | 25.7.2007 9.6.2008 1.11.2009 1.1.2011 6.9.11 3.9.11 19.3.12 | |
| Section 31 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 32 (partially) | 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 | |
| Section 33 (partially) | 4.4.2005 24.7.2006 15.7.2005 | |
| Section 34 | 1.5.2010 | 2010/1183 |
| Sections 36 to 38 and 39 (partially) | 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 1.5.2010 | |
| Section 40 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 41 (partially) | 4.4.2005 9.5.2005 | |
| Section 42 | 22.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 (partially) | 24.7.2006 | 2006/1835 |
| Section 49 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 50 (partially) | 8.1.2007 | 2006/3422 |
| Sections 51 to 54 | 7.12.2007 26.4.2010 | |
| Section 55 | 29.1.2004 26.4.2010 | |
| Section 56 | 7.12.2007 | 2007/3451 |
| Sections 57 to 61 and 67 to 72 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 73 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 74 to 92 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 93 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 94 and 95 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 97 | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Sections 98 to 110 | 15.12.2004 | 2004/3033 |
| Section 111 | 29.1.04 | 2004/81 |
| Section 112 | 15.12.2004 | 2004/3033 |
| Section 113 | 1.1.2005 | 2004/3033 |
| Sections 114 to 131 and 133 to 136 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 139 to 141 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Sections 142 to 150, 152, 153 and 156 to 157 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 158 and 159 (partially) | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Sections 158 to 159 so far as not already in force, 160 and 162 to 166 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 167 and 168 (partially) and 169 to 173 | 27.2.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 174 (partially) | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 174 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 175 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 176 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 177 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 178 | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Sections 179 and 180 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 182 to 187 | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Sections 189 to 194 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 195 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 195 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 196 (partially) | 26.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 197 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 | |
| Section 197 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 198 to 199 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Sections 198 to 199 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 200 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 200 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 201 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 201 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 202 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 | |
| Section 202 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 203 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 203 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 204 (partially) | 26.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 205 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 205 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 213 (partially) | 26.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 214 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 214 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 215 | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 216 (partially) | 26.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 217 | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 218 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 219 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 221 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 221 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 222 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 222 so far as not already in force | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Section 223 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 223 so far as not already in force | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Sections 224 to 236 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 237 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 237 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 238 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 239 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 | |
| Section 240 (partially) | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Section 240 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 241 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 241 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 242 to 243 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 244 (partially) | 26.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 245 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 246 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 247 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 248 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 248 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 249 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 249 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 250 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 4.4.2005 | |
| Sections 251 to 252 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 252 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 253 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 | |
| Sections 254 to 256 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Sections 254 to 256 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 257 (partially) | 26.1.2004 7.3.2005 | |
| Section 257 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 259 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 259 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 260 (partially) | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Section 260 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 261 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 262 | 14.6.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 263 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 263 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 264 (partially) | 26.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 265 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 265 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 267 | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Section 268 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 268 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 278 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 279 | 1.12.2004 | 2004/3033 |
| Section 284 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 285 | 27.2.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 286 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 287 to 293 | 22.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 294 to 297 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 299 | 1.5.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 300 | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Section 301 | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Section 302 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 302 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 303 (partially) | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 304 (partially) | 26.1.2004 22.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Section 305 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Section 305 so far as not already in force | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 306 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 307 | 21.7.2005 | 2005/1817 |
| Sections 308 to 312 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 313 and 314 | 1.9.2004 | 2004/1629 |
| Section 315 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Sections 316 and 317 | 1.9.2004 | 2004/1629 |
| Section 318 | 1.9.2004 | 2004/1629 |
| Section 319 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Section 320 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 321 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Sections 322 and 323 | 1.5.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 324 | 27.2.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Sections 325 to 327 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Section 328 | 29.1.2004 6.4.2006 1.4.2008 | |
| Section 329 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Section 331 (partially) | 5.4.2004 1.9.2004 15.12.2004 1.1.2005 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 24.7.2006 8.1.2007 1.10.2007 | |
| Section 332 (partially) | 20.1.2004 29.1.2004 27.2.2004 5.4.2004 15.12.2004 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 6.4.2006 | |
| Section 333 | 27.2.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Schedule 1 | 20.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Schedule 2 | 29.1.2004 3.7.2004 1.10.2007 | |
| Schedule 3 (partially) | 4.4.2005 9.5.2005 | |
| Schedule 5 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Schedule 6 | 1.1.2005 | 2004/3033 |
| Schedules 7 to 9 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Schedule 10 (partially) | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Schedules 12 and 13 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Schedule 14 | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Schedules 15 to 18 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Schedule 19 | 26.1.2004 | 2003/3282 |
| Schedule 20 | 14.6.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Schedule 23 | 4.4.2005 | 2005/950 |
| Schedule 24 | 1.12.2004 | 2004/3033 |
| Schedule 28 | 29.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Schedule 29 | 22.1.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Schedule 30 | 1.5.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Schedule 31 | 7.3.2005 | 2005/373 |
| Schedule 32 (partially) | 26.1.2004 22.1.2004 4.4.2005 | |
| Schedule 33 | 5.4.2004 | 2004/829 |
| Schedule 34 | 27.2.2004 | 2004/81 |
| Schedule 35 (partially) | 29.1.2004 6.4.2006 1.4.2008 | |
| Schedule 36 (partially) | 5.4.2004 1.9.2004 15.12.2004 1.1.2005 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 24.7.2006 1.1.2007 8.1.2007 1.10.2007 | |
| Schedule 37 (partially) | 20.1.2004 29.1.2004 27.2.2004 5.4.2004 15.12.2004 4.4.2005 15.7.2005 6.4.2006 | |
| Schedule 38 | 27.2.2004 4.4.2005 |
Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), section 59(5) and Schedule 11, paragraph 1(2), the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), section 378(2) and Schedule 17, and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), sections 53 and 149 and Schedules 13 and 28. Provisions substituted or inserted by Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 have also been amended: section 19 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) is amended by the Armed Forces Act 2006, section 378(1) and Schedule 16, paragraph 88 and the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), section 177(1) and Schedule 21, paragraph 80; section 51A of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) is amended by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), sections 49 and 65 and Schedule 1, paragraph 5 and Schedule 5; section 51B of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), section 50(6) and Schedule 4, paragraph 69; paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended by the Armed Forces Act 2006, section 378(1) and Schedule 16, paragraph 155 and the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, section 177(1) and Schedule 21, paragraph 81.
Part 4 of Schedule 37 was amended by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), sections 148(1) and 149 and Schedule 26, paragraphs 59 and 77 and Schedule 28.
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 was amended by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), sections 67(1) and 106 and Schedule 15.