Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 2374 (C. 92)
Coroners, England And Wales
Criminal Procedure, England And Wales
Defence
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2012
Made
13th September 2012
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(1), on the Lord Chancellor, by section 182(4) and, on the Secretary of State, by sections 176(3) and 182(5) of that Act.
Citation and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2012.
(2) In this Order, “the 2009 Act” means the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
Appointed days
2. The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 24th September 2012—
(a)section 12 (death of service personnel abroad, investigation in Scotland); and
(b)section 50 (amendments to the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976(2)).
3. The following provisions of the 2009 Act shall come into force on 8th October 2012, so far as they are not already in force—
(a)section 106 (directions to attend through live link);
(b)section 107 (answering to live link bail);
(c)section 108 (searches of persons answering to live link bail);
(d)section 178 (repeals), so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (e); and
(e)in Schedule 23 (repeals), Part 3 (criminal evidence and procedure).
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State
Helen Grant
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
13th September 2012
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) (“the 2009 Act”). Article 2 brings sections 12 and 50 of the 2009 Act into force on 24th September 2012. Article 3 brings the provisions it specifies into force on 8th October 2012, to the extent that they are not already in force.
Section 12 of the 2009 Act allows the Secretary of State or Chief Coroner to notify the Lord Advocate that it may be appropriate for a military service-related death which occurred outside the United Kingdom to be investigated under the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 14) (“the 1976 Act”). Section 50 of the 2009 Act amends the 1976 Act in order to permit such deaths to be investigated as an inquiry.
Section 106(3) of the 2009 Act, which this Order brings fully into force, amends section 57C of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), which enables the use of a live video link at a preliminary hearing in a magistrates’ court where the accused is in police detention at a police station. The amendment replaces provision requiring the court to obtain the accused’s consent before giving a live link direction with a new requirement that a live link direction may not be given unless the court is satisfied that it is not contrary to the interests of justice to give such a direction. Section 107 of the 2009 Act makes consequential amendments to sections 46ZA and 46A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (“the 1984 Act”) which make provision relating to live link bail.
Section 108 of the 2009 Act inserts new sections 54B and 54C of the 1984 Act, and paragraph 27A of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), to allow persons answering to live link bail at a police station to be searched.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 35 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 52 | 04.10.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 53 | 01.06.2011 | 2011/182 (N.I.) |
Section 54 to 55 (partially) (fully in force) | 04.10.2010 01.06.2011 | |
Section 56 (partially) | 04.10.2010 01.06.2011 | |
| Section 57 | 04.10.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 58 | 01.06.2011 | 2011/182 (N.I.) |
| Sections 59 to 61 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Sections 62 to 71 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 72 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
Section 74 (partially) (fully in force) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
Section 75 (partially) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 02.05.2011 | |
Section 76 (partially) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
Section 77 (partially) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 02.05.2011 | |
Section 78 (partially) (fully in force) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
Section 79 to 80 (partially) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
Section 81 (partially) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 02.05.2011 | |
Section 82 (partially) (fully in force) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
Section 83 (partially) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
| Section 84 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
Section 85 (partially) (fully in force) | 06.04.2010 18.04.2011 | |
| Sections 98 to 103 | 27.06.2011 | 2011/1452 |
| Section 105 | 27.06.2011 | 2011/1452 |
| Section 106 (partially) | 14.12.2009 03.10.2011 | |
| Section 107 (partially) | 14.12.2009 03.10.2011 | |
| Section 108 (partially) | 14.12.2009 03.10.2011 | |
| Section 109 to 110 | 14.12.2009 | 2009/3253 |
| Section 111 | 27.06.2011 | 2011/1452 |
| Section 112 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 113 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 114 to 115 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 117 (partially) | 04.07.2012 | 2012/1810 |
Section 118 (partially) (fully in force) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Section 119 to 136 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 139 | 12.01.2010 | 2010/28 |
| Sections 140 to 141 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 142 | 31.01.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 144 (partially) | 15.08.2010 18.04.2011 | |
| Section 145 | 02.08.2010 | 2010/1858 |
| Section 146 to 147 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Section 149 to 150 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 153 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Section 155 to 172 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
Section 173 (partially) (fully in force) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Section 174 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
Section 175 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
Section 177 (partially) | 12.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 02.08.2010 15.08.2010 18.04.2011 27.06.2011 | |
| Section 178 (partially) | 31.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 15.08.2010 01.06.2011 27.06.2011 03.10.2011 | |
| Section 180 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Schedule 8 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Schedule 12 | 01.02.2010 | 2010/145 |
| Schedule 13 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
| Schedule 14 | 27.06.2011 | 2011/1452 |
Schedule 15 (partially) (fully in force) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Schedule 17 (partially) | 15.08.2010 18.04.2011 | |
| Schedule 19 | 06.04.2010 | 2010/816 |
Schedule 20 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 | |
| Schedule 21 (partially) | 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 27.06.2011 | |
| Schedule 22 (partially) | 12.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 02.08.2010 15.08.2010 18.04.2011 27.06.2011 | |
| Schedule 23 (partially) | 31.01.2010 01.02.2010 06.04.2010 04.10.2010 02.08.2010 15.08.2010 01.06.2011 27.06.2011 03.10.2011 |