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Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 3236 (C. 130)

Criminal Procedure, England And Wales

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

Made

18th December 2013

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 1999(1), makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(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 2013

2.—(1) Section 28 of the Act(2) (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 Act(3) (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 Green

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

18th December 2013

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 126.06.20002000/1587
Sections 16 to 2724.07.20022002/1739
Section 2923.02.20042004/299
Sections 30 to 3324.07.20022002/1739
Sections 34 and 3504.09.20002000/2091
Sections 36 and 3724.07.20022002/1739
Sections 38 to 4004.09.20002000/2091
Sections 41 to 4304.12.20002000/3075
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 5724.07.20022002/1739
Section 5801.04.20032003/707
Sections 59 (as to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and 6014.04.20002000/1034
Section 61(2)06.12.20062006/2885
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 501.01.20001999/3427
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)06.12.20062006/2885
(1)

1999 c. 23; section 64(4) has been amended by section 165(4) and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6).

(2)

Section 28 has been amended by section 109(1) and paragraph 384(c) of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).

(3)

Section 16 has been amended by section 98(1) and (2) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).