The Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3342 (C. 140)

CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2007

Made

26th November 2007

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 135 of the Police Act 1997(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2007.

(2) The Order extends to Northern Ireland.

Commencement on 3rd December 2007

2.  The following provisions of the Police Act 1997 shall come into force on 3rd December 2007—

(a) section 120;

(b) section 120ZA;

(c) section 120A;

(d) section 120AA;

(e) section 120AB;

(f) section 122;

(g) section 122A;

(h) section 123;

(i) section 124;

(j) section 124A;

(k) section 125;

(l) section 126; and

(m) section 127.

Paul Goggins

Minister of State

Northern Ireland Office

26th November 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions in Part V of the Police Act 1997 which deal with criminal records in Northern Ireland on 3rd December 2007.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Police Act 1997 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1, 17, 47, 62, 129 and Schedules 1 and 2 (all partially): and sections 44 to 46, 89, 90, 128 and 130 to 132	25th June 1997	1997/1377 (C. 50)
Sections 1 and 47 and Schedules 1 and 2 (for the purposes for which they were not already in force), sections 6, 13 to 16, 18, 52, 58 to 61, 63, 88 (partially) and 134 (partially), and paragraphs 27, 28, 40, 41 (partially) and 88 of Schedule 9	23rd July 1997	1997/1377 (C. 50)
Section 101	5th August 1997	1997/1696 (C. 71)
Sections 2, 3, 48, 49, 91, 96, 109, 111, 134 (all partially), sections 25 to 27, 70 to 72, Schedule 4, paragraphs 3, 5 and 10 of Schedule 6, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 8 to 11 and 18 of Schedule 8 and paragraphs 3, 8, 9, 29(3), 82 and 83 of Schedule 9	1st September 1997	1997/1930 (C. 79)
Sections 17 and 61 (partially) and Schedules 3 and 5	8th October 1997	1997/1930 (C. 79)
Sections 4, 8, 9, 19, 21, 22 (partially), 28, 37 to 39, 50, 54, 55, 64, 66, 73, 81 to 83, 88 (partially) and 134 (partially), paragraphs 1 to 3, 6, 9(e) and 29 of Schedule 6, paragraphs 13, 14, 23, 38, 39, 43, 49 to 52, 55, 57, 66 to 68, 72, 73, 81, 86 and 91 of Schedule 9	31st October 1997	1997/2390 (C. 92)
Sections 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 to 12, 20, 22 to 24, 29 to 36, 38, 40 to 43, 48, 49, 51, 53, 56, 57, 65, 67 to 69, 74 to 80, 82, 84 to 87, 88 (partially), 109 to 111, 134 (partially), Schedule 6 (partially), Schedule 8 (partially), Schedule 9 (partially) and Schedule 10 (partially)	1st April 1998	1998/354 (C. 8)
Sections 91(10), 92 to 95, 96 (so far as not already in force), 97 to 100, 102 to 108 and Schedule 7	22nd February 1999	1999/151 (C. 4)
Sections 120(3), 122(1) and (2) and 125 as to England and Wales	19th March 2001	2001/1097 (C. 36)
Section 120(1), (2) and (4) to (7) as to England and Wales	1st May 2001	2001/1097 (C. 36)
Sections 120(3), 122(1) and (2) and 125 as to Scotland	1st January 2002	2001/482 (C. 24) (Scottish)
Sections 120(1), (2) and (4) to (7) as to Scotland	1st February 2002	2001/482 (C. 24) (Scottish)

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1997 c. 50