Provisions coming into force on 13th April 20152
The following provisions of the 1999 Act come into force in England and Wales on 13th April 2015—
a
section 45 (power to restrict reporting of criminal proceedings involving persons under 18), insofar as it applies to England and Wales;
b
section 48(a) (amendments relating to other reporting restrictions);
c
d
section 504 (defences), in so far as it has effect for the purposes of sections 45 and 45A of the 1999 Act;
e
section 51 (offences committed by bodies corporate), in so far as it as effect for the purposes of sections 45 and 45A of the 1999 Act;
f
section 52 (decisions as to the public interest) in so far as it has effect for the purposes of sections 45 and 45A of the 1999 Act;
g
in Schedule 25 (reporting restrictions: miscellaneous amendments)—
i
paragraph 1; and
ii
paragraph 3, except for paragraph 3(9)6; and
h
in Schedule 7 (transitional provisions and savings), paragraphs 1 and 67, in so far as they have effect for the purposes of section 45 of the 1999 Act.