Criminal Finances Act 2017

58 Commencement U.K.

(1) Except as provided by subsections (2) to (6), this Act comes into force on whatever day or days the Secretary of State appoints by regulations made by statutory instrument.

(2) The following provisions come into force on whatever day or days the Scottish Ministers appoint by regulations after consulting the Secretary of State—

(a) section 28;

(b) section 30;

(c) section 32(4);

(d) section 34(3).

(3) The following provisions come into force on whatever day or days the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland appoints by regulations after consulting the Secretary of State—

(a) section 27;

(b) section 31(3);

(c) section 32(5) and (6);

(d) section 34(4).

(4) The following provisions come into force two months after the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) section 9;

(b) section 18;

(c) section 41;

(d) section 42.

(5) Part 3 comes into force on whatever day or days the Treasury appoints by regulations made by statutory instrument.

(6) The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) sections 54 to 57;

(b) this section;

(c) section 59;

(d) any other provision of this Act so far as necessary for enabling the exercise on or after the day on which this Act is passed of any power to make provision by subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978).

(7) Regulations under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (5) may appoint different days for different purposes or areas.

(8) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act other than—

(a) the provisions mentioned in subsections (2) and (3), and

(b) Part 3.

(9) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision mentioned in subsection (2).

(10) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by regulations make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision mentioned in subsection (3).

(11) The Treasury may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of Part 3.

(12) No regulations may be made under subsection (1) bringing into force any of the following provisions, so far as they extend to Scotland, unless the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers—

(a) sections 4 and 5;

(b) section 8;

(c) section 14;

(d) section 15;

(e) section 16;

(f) section 25;

(g) section 29;

(h) section 33;

(i) section 34(10).

(13) No regulations may be made under subsection (1) bringing into force any of the following provisions, so far as they extend to Northern Ireland, unless the Secretary of State has consulted the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland—

(a) sections 1 and 2;

(b) section 7;

(c) section 14;

(d) section 15;

(e) section 16;

(f) section 17 and Schedule 1;

(g) sections 19 and 20;

(h) sections 22 to 25;

(i) section 33;

(j) section 34(10).

(14) Consultation for the purposes of this section may be, or include, consultation before the day on which this Act is passed.

(15) The power to make regulations under subsections (8) to (11) includes power to make different provision for different purposes.

(16) The power of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland to make regulations under subsection (3) or (10) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).