2013 No. 3236 (C. 130)

Criminal Procedure, England And Wales

The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2013

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(4) and 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 19991, makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2013.

2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.

Provision coming into force on 30th December 20132

1

Section 28 of the Act2 (video recorded cross-examination or re-examination) comes into force on 30th December 2013 in relation to relevant proceedings.

2

Proceedings are relevant for the purposes of article 2(1) if—

a

they take place before the Crown Court sitting at—

i

Kingston-upon-Thames,

ii

Leeds, or

iii

Liverpool; and

b

the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of either—

i

section 16(1)(a) of the Act3 (witnesses eligible for assistance on grounds of age) where the witness is under the age of 16 at the time of the hearing, or

ii

section 16(1)(b) of the Act (witnesses eligible for assistance on grounds of incapacity).

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Damian GreenMinister of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under sections 64(4) and 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23) (“the Act”).

Section 28 provides that where a witness’s video-recorded evidence in chief has been admitted under section 27 of the Act the court may also direct that the video-recorded cross-examination of that witness may also be admitted as evidence.

Article 2 makes provision about the coming into force of section 28 of the Act on 30th December 2013, but only for the purposes of proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Kingston-upon-Thames, Leeds, or Liverpool, and to cases in which a vulnerable witness is eligible for assistance either where he or she is under the age of 16 at the time of the hearing, or by virtue of section 16(1)(b) of the Act, owing to an incapacity.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23) have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 1 to 15 (in so far as not already in force) and Schedule 1

26.06.2000

2000/1587

Sections 16 to 27

24.07.2002

2002/1739

Section 29

23.02.2004

2004/299

Sections 30 to 33

24.07.2002

2002/1739

Sections 34 and 35

04.09.2000

2000/2091

Sections 36 and 37

24.07.2002

2002/1739

Sections 38 to 40

04.09.2000

2000/2091

Sections 41 to 43

04.12.2000

2000/3075

Section 46

07.10.2004

07.10.2004

08.11.2004

2004/2428

S.S.I. 2004/408

S.R. 2004/467

Section 47

24.07.2002

07.10.2004

08.11.2004

2004/1739

S.S.I. 2004/408

S.R. 2004/467

Section 48 (partially)

07.10.2004

08.11.2004

2004/2428

S.R. 2004/467

Sections 49 to 52 (in so far as they have effect for the purposes of sections 46 and 47)

07.10.2004

07.10.2004

08.11.2004

2004/2428

S.S.I. 2004/408

S.R. 2004/467

Sections 53 to 57

24.07.2002

2002/1739

Section 58

01.04.2003

2003/707

Sections 59 (as to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and 60

14.04.2000

2000/1034

Section 61(2)

06.12.2006

2006/2885

Section 67(1) and Schedule 4 (partially)

14.04.2000

26.06.2000

24.07.2002

2000/1034

2000/1587

2002/1739

Section 67(2) and Schedule 5

01.01.2000

1999/3427

Section 67(3) (partially) and Schedule 6 (partially)

01.04.2000

14.04.2000

04.09.2000

04.12.2000

24.07.2002

07.10.2004

07.10.2004

08.11.2004

06.12.2006

1999/3427

2000/1034

2000/2091

2000/3075

2002/1739

2004/2428

S.S.I. 2004/408

S.R. 2004/467

2006/2885

Section 67(4) and Schedule 7 (partially)

26.06.2000

04.09.2000

04.12.2000

24.07.2002

01.04.2003

07.10.2004

07.10.2004

08.11.2004

2000/1587

2000/2091

2000/3075

2002/1739

2003/707

2004/2428

S.S.I. 2004/408

S.R. 2004/467

Schedule 2 (partially)

07.10.2004

07.10.2004

2004/2428

S.S.I. 2004/408

Schedule 6 (partially)

06.12.2006

2006/2885