2002 No. 2750 (C. 85)

POLICE

The Police Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2002

Made

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 108(2) of the Police Reform Act 20021, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

1

1

This Order may be cited as the Police Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2002.

2

In this Order, “the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002.

2

The following provisions of the 2002 Act shall come into force on 2nd December 2002—

a

in Part 4 (police powers etc)—

i

section 38 (police powers for police authority employees);

ii

in Schedule 4 (powers exercisable by police civilians)—

a

paragraph 1, except sub-paragraph 1(2)(a);

b

paragraph 2 (1),(2), (5), except sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), and (6);

c

paragraph 3(1); and

d

paragraphs 5 to 8 and 10 to 36;

iii

sections 40 and 41 (community safety accreditation schemes) and Schedule 5 (powers exercisable by accredited persons);

iv

section 44 (powers of traffic wardens);

v

section 46 (offences against designated and accredited persons);

vi

section 50 (power to require name and address from persons acting in anti-social manner);

vii

sections 61, 62, 64, 65, except new section 1D(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 19982, and 66 except new section 1E(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (anti-social behaviour); and

viii

sections 67 to 69 and 72 to 74 (sex offender orders);

b

in Part 7 (supplemental)—

i

section 107 (consequential amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedules 7 and 8 in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below;

ii

paragraphs 4, 8 and 9 of Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments); and

iii

in Schedule 8 (repeals), the entries relating to:

a

the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

b

the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; and

c

section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

3

The following provisions of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act shall come into force on 2nd December 2002 in the police areas3 of Devon and Cornwall, Gwent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, West Yorkshire and the metropolitan police district only—

a

paragraph 2 (3), (4), (5)(b) and (c);

b

paragraph 3(2); and

c

paragraph 4.

4

The following provisions of the 2002 Act shall come into force on 1st January 2003—

a

section 59 (seizure of vehicles); and

b

paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 (seizure of vehicles by police civilians).

5

Section 82 (nationality requirements) of the 2002 Act, to the extent not already in force, shall come into force on 3rd February 2003.

John DenhamMinister of StateHome Office

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Police Reform Act 2002 set out in article 2 on 2nd December 2002. The provisions set out in article 3 are brought into force on that date in certain police areas only. The provisions set out in article 4 are brought into force on 1st January 2003 and those in article 5 on 3rd February 2003.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Police Reform Act 2002 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of commencement

S.I.No.

Part 1

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 9(2) to (4) and (6)(in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 13 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 14 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 17 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 19

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 20 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 21 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 23

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 24 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 25 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Sections 28 and 29

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Sections 34 to 36

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 39 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 43

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Sections 47 to 49

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 54 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 56 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 55 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 57 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 58 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 60

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Sections 70 and 71

1st October 2002

2002/420 (Scotland)

Sections 75 to 78

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Sections 80 and 81

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 82 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 83

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 84

1st November 2002

2002/2306

Section 85

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Sections 88 and 89

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 90 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 92 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

(in part)

1st November 2002

2002/2306

Sections 93 and 94

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 97 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 98 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 99

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 101

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Section 102 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

(in part)

1st October 2002

2002/420 (Scotland)

Section 103 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

(in part)

1st October 2002

2002/420 (Scotland)

Section 104 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

(in part)

1st October 2002

2002/420 (Scotland)

Section 107 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Schedule 1

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Schedule 2 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Schedule 3 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Schedule 6

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Schedule 7 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306

Schedule 8 (in part)

1st October 2002

2002/2306