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Criminal Justice Act 2003

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330Orders and rulesU.K.

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(1)This section applies to—

(a)any power conferred by this Act on the Secretary of State to make an order or rules;

(b)the power conferred by section 168 F1. . . [F2or the Lord Chief Justice] to make an order.

[F3(c)the powers conferred on the Lord Chancellor by sections [F429(2E),] 174(4) and 269(6) to make an order.]

(2)The power is exercisable by statutory instrument.

[F5(2A)Where a statutory instrument is made by the Lord Chief Justice in the exercise of the power referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 applies to the instrument as if it contained an order made by a Minister of the Crown.]

(3)The power—

(a)may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes or different areas, and

(b)may be exercised either for all the purposes to which the power extends, or for those purposes subject to specified exceptions, or only for specified purposes.

(4)The power includes power to make—

(a)any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and

(b)any transitory, transitional or saving provision,

which the Minister making the instrument considers necessary or expedient.

(5)A statutory instrument containing—

(a)an order under any of the following provisions—

  • [F6section 22(3C),]

  • section 25(5),

  • section 103,

  • F7. . .

  • F8...

  • F9...

  • F8...

  • [F10section F11...

  • section F12... ]

  • F8...

  • section 246(5),

  • [F13section 256AZB,]

  • [F14section 256AB(4),]

  • [F15section 258(2C),]

  • section 260,

  • section 267,

  • F8...

  • section 281(2),

  • section 283(1),

  • section 291,

  • section 301(5),

  • section 325(7), and

  • [F14paragraph 6 of Schedule 19A,]

  • paragraph 5 of Schedule 31,

[F16(aa)an order under section 23A(4) which makes provision—

(i)increasing the fraction in section 23A(3)(a), or

(ii)increasing the figure in section 23A(3)(b) by more than is necessary to reflect changes in the value of money,]

F17(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [F18or]

(c)an order making any provision by virtue of section 333(2)(b) which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act, F19...

F19(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

may only be made if a draft of the statutory instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(6)Any other statutory instrument made in the exercise of a power to which this section applies is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(7)Subsection (6) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing only an order made under one or more of the following provisions—

  • F20...

  • F20...

  • section 253(5),

  • section 325(6)(i), and

  • section 336.

Textual Amendments

F3S. 330(1)(c) added (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 177, 182, (with s. 180, Sch. 22)); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. paras. 14(b), 20(b) (with art. 7(4))

F6Words in s. 330(5)(a) inserted (16.11.2009 for specified purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 17(5)(a), 53; S.I. 2009/2774, art. 2

F7Words in s. 330(5)(a) repealed (30.11.2009) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 6, 149, 153, Sch. 4 para. 95, Sch. 28 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 27 paras. 1, 5); S.I. 2009/3074, art. 2(p)(xv)(u)(xxxi)

F9Words in s. 330(5)(a) omitted (1.6.2014) by virtue of Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 4 para. 13; S.I. 2014/1287, art. 2(d)

F15Words in s. 330(5)(a) inserted (E.W.) (1.6.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 10(4), 88(1); S.I. 2015/820, reg. 3(g)

F19S. 330(5)(d) and preceding word omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 110(12)(b), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 330 modified in part (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), ss. 1, 5(2)(3); S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2

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