The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2006

JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2006/168

2006 No. 168 (C.17)

CRIMINAL LAW

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2006

Made 22th March 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 20031, hereby make the following Order:

S-1 Citation

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2006.

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Commencement

2. Section 70(2), (5) and (6) and (8) (but only for the purpose of inserting section 124A into the Police Act 19972) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

22nd March 2006

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2006 section 70(2), (5) and (6) and (8) (partially) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

The provisions commenced amend Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50)(“the 1997 Act”) in connection with the provision of criminal record and enhanced criminal record certificates.

Section 70(2) inserts a new section 120A into the 1997 Act. The new section 120A falls to be amended by sections 165(2) and 166(1) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)and by paragraph 9 of Schedule 14 to that Act. These provisions will also be brought into force on 1st April 2006, by virtue of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 20063.

Section 70(5) inserts a new section 119A into the 1997 Act, which similarly falls to be amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, section 163(3) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 14. These amending provisions will be brought into force on 1st April 2006, by virtue of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2006.

Section 70(6) amends section 120 of the 1997 Act.

Section 70(8) is brought into force for the limited purpose of inserting section 124A into the 1997 Act.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 2003 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.S.I.No.

Sections 2(b), 3, 19, 20, 22 to 25, 27 to 29, 31, 33 to 38, 39, 42, 43 to 50, 52 to 59, 61 to 69, 70(1), (3), (4) and (7), 71 to 74, 76, 78 to 82, 85 (partially) and 86, schedule 2, schedule 4...

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