2012 No. 1697 (C. 66)

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2012

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 60 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 20041:

Citation and interpretation1

This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2012.

Commencement2

Section 15 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (increase in maximum on-the-spot penalty for disorderly behaviour) comes into force on 1st October 2012.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Crispin BluntParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st October 2012 section 15 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28). This provision amends section 3 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) to increase the maximum level at which the Secretary of State may set the amount of a Penalty Notice under Chapter 1, Part 1 of that Act, from a quarter of the maximum fine payable on summary conviction in respect of a penalty offence, to one quarter of the maximum fine, plus one half of the relevant surcharge payable under section 161A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 1

1st July 2007

2007/1845

Section 2 to 3

5th December 2005

2005/3196

Section 4

1st July 2007

2007/1845

Section 5 to 8

21st March 2005

2005/579

Section 9 (in part)

13th April 2011

2011/1008

Section 10(2)

1st July 2005

2005/1705

Section 11

31st March 2005

2005/579

Section 12

30th September 2009

2009/2501

Section 13

30th September 2009

2009/2501

Section 14

1st April 2007

2007/602

Sections 17 to 21

8th January 2007

2006/3423

Section 22 to 26

31st March 2005

2005/579

Section 27

18th July 2005

2005/1821

Sections 28 to 29

31st March 2005

2005/579

Section 30

8th January 2007

2006/3423

Section 31

31st March 2005

2005/579

Section 32 to 34

12th October 2005

2005/2848

Sections 35 to 45

1st July 2005

2005/1705

Section 46

14th December 2008

2008/3065

Section 47

12th October 2005

2005/2848

Sections 48 to 53

1st February 2010

2010/129

Section 54 (in part)

12th October 2005

2005/2848

(in part)

1st February 2010

2010/129

Section 55

4th October 2006

2006/2662

Section 56

8th January 2007

2006/3423

Section 58 (in part)

21st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

31st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

1st July 2005

2005/1705

(in part)

8th January 2007

2006/3423

(in part)

1st April 2007

2007/602

(in part)

1st July 2007

2007/1845

(in part)

1st July 2007

2007/1845

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2501

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2616

Section 59 (in part)

21st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

31st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

1st July 2005

2005/1705

(in part)

1st April 2007

2007/602

(in part)

1st July 2007

2007/1845

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2616

Schedule 1

8th January 2007

2006/3423

Schedule 2

31st March 2005

2005/579

Schedule 3

31st March 2005

2005/579

Schedule 4

18th July 2005

2005/1821

Schedule 5

31st March 2005

2005/579

Schedule 6

31st March 2005

2005/579

Schedule 7

12th October 2005

2005/2848

Schedule 9

1st February 2010

2010/129

Schedule 10 (in part)

21st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

31st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

1st July 2005

2005/1705

(in part)

5th December 2005

2005/3196

(in part)

8th January 2007

2006/3423

(in part)

1st April 2007

2007/602

(in part)

1st July 2007

2007/1845

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2501

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2616

Schedule 11 (in part)

21st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

31st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

1st July 2005

2005/1705

(in part)

5th December 2005

2005/3196

(in part)

1st July 2007

2007/1845

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2501

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2616

Schedule 12 (in part)

21st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

31st March 2005

2005/579

(in part)

1st July 2005

2005/1705

(in part)

1st April 2007

2007/602

(in part)

1st July 2007

2007/1845

(in part)

30th September 2009

2009/2616