2006 No. 168 (C.17)

CRIMINAL LAW

The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2006

Made

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 20031, hereby make the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2006.

Commencement2

Section 70(2), (5) and (6) and (8) (but only for the purpose of inserting section 124A into the Police Act 19972) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

CATHY JAMIESONA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2006 section 70(2), (5) and (6) and (8) (partially) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

The provisions commenced amend Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (“the 1997 Act”) in connection with the provision of criminal record and enhanced criminal record certificates.

Section 70(2) inserts a new section 120A into the 1997 Act. The new section 120A falls to be amended by sections 165(2) and 166(1) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and by paragraph 9 of Schedule 14 to that Act. These provisions will also be brought into force on 1st April 2006, by virtue of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 20063.

Section 70(5) inserts a new section 119A into the 1997 Act, which similarly falls to be amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, section 163(3) and paragraph 5 of Schedule 14. These amending provisions will be brought into force on 1st April 2006, by virtue of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2006.

Section 70(6) amends section 120 of the 1997 Act.

Section 70(8) is brought into force for the limited purpose of inserting section 124A into the 1997 Act.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 2003 Act have been, or are to be, brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.S.I.No.

Sections 2(b), 3, 19, 20, 22 to 25, 27 to 29, 31, 33 to 38, 39, 42, 43 to 50, 52 to 59, 61 to 69, 70(1), (3), (4) and (7), 71 to 74, 76, 78 to 82, 85 (partially) and 86, schedule 2, schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1), (3) and 5, and schedule 5

27th June 2003

2003/288

Sections 51 and 60

27th October 2003

2003/475

Section 21(1) to (8) and (11) (partially)

3rd November 2003

2003/475

Sections 14, 15 and 18, section 85 (partially), Schedule 4, paragraph 3

25th November 2003

2003/475

Sections 26 and 30

1st December 2003

2003/475

Sections 4 to 6 and 11 to 13

1st January 2004

2003/475

Section 40

12th January 2004

2003/475

Section 21(9) and (10)

10th June 2004

2004/240

Section 75

25th June 2004

2004/240

Sections 16 and 17

1st November 2004

2004/451

Sections 2(a), 7 to 10, 41 and schedule 1, paragraph 1(3)(b)

4th October 2005

2005/433

Section 32

2nd April 2006

2006/85