The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 2518 (C. 95)

criminal law

The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007

Made

29th August 2007

The Secretary of State, being the relevant national authority under section 66(3)(b) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006(1), makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 66(2) of that Act.

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007.

(2) In this Order, the “2006 Act” means the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.

Commencement

2.  Section 41 (increase of maximum sentence for possessing an imitation firearm) of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007.

3.  The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st October 2007 to the extent not already in force—

(a) section 51 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) in so far as it relates to the entry in Schedule 2 (weapons etc.: corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland) referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in Schedule 2, paragraph 9;

(c) section 65 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 5 (repeals) referred to in sub-paragraph (d); and

(d) in Schedule 5 (repeals), the entries relating to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994(2).

Tony McNulty

Minister of State

Home Office

29th August 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st October 2007 section 41 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. It also brings into force on 1st October 2007 the provisions of that Act listed in article 3 (to the extent that they are not already in force).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 have been brought into force or will come into force under commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 21	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 22	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 23	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 24	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 26	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 27	22nd August 2007	2007/2180
Section 28	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 29	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 30	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 31 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 31 (to the extent not already in force)	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 32	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 33	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 34	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 35	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 36	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 37	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 38	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 39	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 40	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 42	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 43 (in part)	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 44	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 45 (in relation to England)	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 46 (in relation to England)	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 47	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 48	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 49	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 50 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 50 (to the extent not already in force)	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 51 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	31st May 2007
	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 52	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 53	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 54	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 55	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 57	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 58	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 62	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 64	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 65 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Schedule 1	6th April 2007	2007/858
Schedule 2 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	31st May 2007
	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Schedule 3	6th April 2007	2007/858
Schedule 4	12th February 2007	2007/74
Schedule 5 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	1st October 2007	2007/2180

(1)

2006 c.38.

(2)

1994 c.33.