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The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No.4) (Amendment) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/835 · Made 20 March 2006

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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 20th March 2006

Coming into force 31st March 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 93 and 94(2) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003f1, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 38.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No.4) (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 31st March 2006.

2

In paragraph (1) of article 4 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No.4) Order 2004f1 for the words “eighteen months” substitute “two years”.

Signature

Hazel Blears

Minister of State

Home Office

20th March 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 31st March 2006, amends the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (Commencement No.4) Order 2004 so as to extend the period of eighteen months for which section 85(5) of that Act has been brought partially into force in relation to juveniles (it is already fully in force in relation to adults), for the purpose of conducting a pilot. The effect is to extend that period for another six months from 1st April 2006 and so to make possible the continued conduct of the pilot for that extended period in relation to applications for anti-social behaviour orders in the following county courts:-

Bristol, Central London, Clerkenwell, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Leicester, Manchester, Oxford, Tameside, Wigan, and Wrexham.