The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 1587 (c. 43)

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000

Made

12th June 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999(1), the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000.

2.  The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 shall come into force on 26th June 2000:

(a) Part I (referrals to youth offender panels) in so far as it is not already in force and Schedule 1;

(b) paragraphs 5 to 9, 11, 20, 23, and 25 to 30 of Schedule 4, and section 67(1) in so far as it refers to them; and

(c) paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7.

Jack Straw

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

12th June 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force Part I of, and Schedule 1 to, the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. These provisions enable, and in some circumstances require, courts to refer young offenders who have been convicted of certain offences to youth offender panels. It also commences a number of minor and consequential amendments and transitional provisions relating to such panels. All of the above provisions come into force on 26th June 2000.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 have been brought into force by commencement orders before the date of this Order:

Provisions	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 67(2) and Schedule 5.	1.1.00	1999/3427
Section 67(3) (in part) and in Schedule 6 the entries relating to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.	1.4.00	1999/3427
Sections 59 and 60.	14.4.00	2000/1034
Section 67(1) and Schedule 4 (partially).	14.4.00	2000/1034
Section 67(3) and Schedule 6 (partially).	14.4.00	2000/1034

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1999 c. 23.