2008 No.2504 (C.108)

Criminal Law, England And Wales
Criminal Law, Northern Ireland
Disclosure Of Information

The Serious Crime Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(1) of the Serious Crime Act 20071:

1

This Order may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008.

2

The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2007 shall come into force on 1st October 2008—

a

Part 2 (encouraging and assisting crime) together with Schedules 3 (listed offences), 4 (extra-territoriality), 5 (amendments relating to service law) and 6 (minor and consequential amendments);

b

section 68(1) to (7) (disclosure of information to prevent fraud);

c

sections 69 and 70 (offence for certain further disclosures of information and penalty for that offence);

d

section 71(3) and (6) (code of practice for disclosure of information to prevent fraud);

e

section 72 (data protection rules);

f

section 91(1) (transitional and transitory provisions and savings) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (g);

g

paragraphs 5, 6 and 8 of Schedule 13 (transitional and transitory provisions and savings);

h

section 92 (repeals and revocation) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 14 in sub-paragraph (i); and

i

in Schedule 14 (repeals and revocation) the entries relating to—

i

the Criminal Law Act 19772;

ii

the Magistrates’ Courts Act 19803;

iii

the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 19814;

iv

the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 19835;

v

the Public Order Act 19866;

vi

the Computer Misuse Act 19907;

vii

the International Criminal Court Act 20018; and

viii

the Police and Justice Act 20069.

Vernon CoakerParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2007 set out in article 2 on 1st October 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 1 to 23

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 24(1) to (8), (11) and (12)

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 24(9) and (10)

1st March 2008

2008/219

Sections 25 to 36

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 37

1st March 2008 and 6th April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Sections 38 and 39

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 40(1), (2) and (4)

1st March 2008

2008/219

Section 40(3) and (5) to (8)

6th April 2008

2008/755

Sections 41 to 43

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 68(8)

1st March 2008

2008/219

Section 71(1), (2), (4) and (5)

1st March 2008

2008/219

Section 73

1st March 2008 and 6th April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Section 74(1)

1st March 2008

2008/219

Section 74(2)

1st March 2008 and 1st April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Section 74(3)

1st March 2008

2008/219

Section 74(4)

1st April 2008

2008/755

Section 75(1) to (3)

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 76(1) to (3)

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 77 (partially)

1st April 2008 and 6th April 2008

2008/755

Sections 78 to 84

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 85

15th February 2008

2008/219

Section 87

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 88

15th February 2008

2008/219

Section 91(1) (partially)

6th April 2008

2008/755

Section 92 (partially)

15th February 2008 and 1st April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Schedule 1

6th April 2008

2008/755

Schedule 2

1st March 2008 and 6th April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Schedule 7

1st March 2008 and 6th April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Schedule 8

1st March 2008 and 1st April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755

Schedule 9

1st March 2008

2008/219

Schedule 10 (partially)

1st April 2008 and 6th April 2008

2008/755

Schedule 11

6th April 2008

2008/755

Schedule 12

15th February 2008

2008/219

Schedule 13 (partially)

6th April 2008

2008/755

Schedule 14 (partially)

15th February 2008 and 1st April 2008

2008/219 and 2008/755