The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 3302 (C.105)

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000

Made

14th December 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 80 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000(1), the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000.

(2) In this Order, “the 2000 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.

2.  The following provisions of the 2000 Act shall come into force on 11th January 2001—

(a) Part II and Schedule 4 (protection of children);

(b) paragraphs 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 83, 127 to 130 and 154 to 159 of Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments); and

(c) the entry in Schedule 8 (repeals) relating to section 6 of the Protection of Children Act 1999(2).

3.  The following provisions of the 2000 Act shall come into force on 1st February 2001—

(a) section 56 (reprimands and warnings);

(b) section 62 (release on licence etc: conditions as to monitoring);

(c) section 63 (supervision of young offenders after release) in so far as it amends section 65 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(3) by inserting subsections—

(i) (5A)(a) and (b); and

(ii) (5C) in so far as it applies to subsection (5A)(a) and (b).

Jack Straw

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

14th December 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force Part II of, and Schedule 4 to, the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 on 11th January 2001. Part II gives powers to courts in certain circumstances to disqualify individuals from working with children. It also brings into force related minor and consequential amendments and repeals on the same date.

This Order also brings into force sections 56 (reprimands and warnings), 62 (release on licence etc: conditions as to monitoring) and 63 (in so far as it relates to requirements for electronic monitoring of young offenders after release) on 1st February 2001.

(1)

2000 c. 43.

(2)

1999 c. 14.

(3)

1991 c. 53.