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The Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/2901 · Made 17 November 2012

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Criminal Law, England And Wales

Made 17th November 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 57(2) of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c.43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Repeal of section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012.

2Repeal of section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967

The following provisions of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 come into force on 3rd December 2012 for remaining purposesf1—

(a)

section 56(2) so far as it relates to the provision mentioned in subparagraph (b); and

(b)

the entry in Schedule 6 (repeals) relating to section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967f2 (computation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales).

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Jeremy Wright

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

17th November 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth commencement order made under the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c.43). It fully commences the repeal of section 67 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c.80) (computation of sentences of imprisonment passed in England and Wales).