Criminal Justice Act 1993

78 Commencement etc

(1) Sections 70 and 71 shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(2) Sections 68, 69, 75, 76 and 79(1) to (12), paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 and, in so far as relating to the [1975 c. 21.] Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 and the [1993 c. 9.] Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993, Schedule 6, shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

(3) The other provisions of this Act shall come into force on such day as may be appointed by the Secretary of State by an order made by statutory instrument.

(4) Different days may be appointed under subsection (3) for different provisions and different purposes.

(5) Nothing in any provision in Part I applies to any act, omission or other event occurring before the coming into force of that provision.

(6) Where a person is charged with a relevant offence which was committed before the coming into force of a provision of Part II, Part III, or (as the case may be) Part IV, that provision shall not affect the question whether or not that person is guilty of the offence or the powers of the court in the event of his being convicted of that offence.

(7) Section 4A(3) and (4) of the [1986 c. 32.] Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (inserted by section 14) shall not apply to any proceedings—

(a) for an offence committed before the commencement of section 14; or

(b) for one or more offences, any one of which was so committed.

(8) Section 52B(3) and (4) of the [1991 c. 24.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (inserted by section 42) shall not apply to any proceedings—

(a) for an offence committed before the commencement of section 42; or

(b) for one or more offences, any one of which was so committed.

(9) In subsection (6) “relevant offence” means an offence in relation to which provision is made by Part II, Part III or Part IV, other than an offence created by that Part.

(10) An order under subsection (3) may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(11) For the purposes of section 27 of the [1989 c. 4.] Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (temporary provisions), any amendment made in that Act by a provision of Part IV of, or paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 to, this Act shall be treated, as from the time when that provision comes into force, as having been continued in force by the order under subsection (6) of that section which has effect at that time.

(12) For the purposes of section 69 of the [1991 c. 24.] Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (temporary provisions), any amendment made in that Act by a provision of Part IV of, or paragraph 17(1), (2), (5), (6) and (7) of Schedule 5 to, this Act (other than sections 43 and 45) shall be treated, as from the time when that provision comes into force, as having been continued in force by the order under section 69(3) of the Act of 1991 which has effect at that time.