2010 No. 883 (C. 60)

Judicial Appointments And Removals, Northern Ireland

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No.12) Order 2010

Made

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148 of the Constitutional Reform Act 20051.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No.12) Order 2010.

Commencement of provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 20052

The following provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 shall come into force on 12th April 2010—

a

section 15(2) (other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 5 (functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland) specified in paragraph (c);

b

section 123 (disclosure of information to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission) in so far as it inserts subsection (6) into section 5A of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 20022; and

c

in Schedule 5 (functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland)—

i

paragraphs 120 and 121;

ii

paragraph 127; and

iii

paragraph 128(3).

Jack StrawLord Chancellor
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) listed in Article 2.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 1 to 3.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 4.

08.05.2007

2007/1121

Section 5.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

08.05.2007

2007/1252

Section 6.

08.05.2007

2007/1252

Section 7.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 8.

02.10.2008

2008/2597

Sections 9 and 10.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 11.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

08.05.2007

2007/1252

Sections 12 and 13.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 14 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 15 (partially).

31.08.2005

2005/2284

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Sections 16 and 17.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Sections 23 to 44.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Sections 45 and 46.

27.02.2006

2006/228

Sections 47 to 60.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Sections 61 to 64.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 65.

01.10.2005

2005/2505

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 66.

01.10.2005

2005/2505

Sections 67 to 84.

02.10.2006

2006/1014

Section 85.

01.10.2005

2005/2505

03.04.2006

2006/1014

02.04.2007

2006/1014

Sections 86 to 114.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Sections 115 to 118.

01.10.2005

2005/2505

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Sections 119 to 122.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 123 (partially).

15.06.2005

2005/1431

Section 124.

25.09.2006

2006/1537

Section 125 (partially).

25.09.2006

2006/1537

Sections 126 to 131.

25.09.2006

2006/1537

Section 132.

15.06.2005

2005/1431

Sections 133 to 136.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Sections 137 and 138.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Section 139.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Section 145 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Section 146 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedules 1 and 2.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Schedule 3 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Schedule 4 (partially).

01.10.2005

2005/2505

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Schedule 5 (partially).

31.08.2005

2005/2284

03.04.2006

2006/1014

15.06.2006

2006/1537

Schedule 8.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedule 9.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedule 10.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedule 11.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedule 12.

01.10.2005

2005/2505

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Schedule 13.

03.04.2006

2006/1014

Schedule 14 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

21.03.2007

2007/967

Schedule 15.

25.09.2006

2006/1537

Schedule 16.

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedule 17 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

01.10.2009

2009/1604

Schedule 18 (partially).

03.04.2006

2006/1014

01.10.2009

2009/1604