(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the second commencement regulations made under the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (c. 5) (“the 2019 Act”).
Section 1(5) and (6) as well as sections 15 and 16 of the 2019 Act came into force in Northern Ireland on 9th October 2019 by virtue of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (Commencement No.1) Regulations 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”). The 2019 Regulations also brought the sections listed under regulation 4 of these Regulations into force in relation to England and Wales and Scotland. In relation to Northern Ireland, these sections were brought into force by the 2019 Regulations only for the purposes of excepted matters, specifically: to the extent that they applied, by virtue of section 15(2) of the 2019 Act, in relation to an application under section 15(1) of that Act and an overseas production order made under that section; and for the purpose of making rules of court under section 11(1) of the 2019 Act which makes provision as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with proceedings relating to an overseas production order made under section 15(1) of the 2019 Act. These Regulations bring the sections listed in regulation 4 into force for all remaining purposes in relation to Northern Ireland.
Upon commencement of these Regulations the 2019 Act shall be fully in force across the whole of the United Kingdom.