# The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 31st October 1988 sections 4 to 11, and, so far as they are not already in force, section 15 of and Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act 1987. Sections 4 to 11 provide for the transfer of criminal proceedings involving serious or complex fraud from the magistrates' court to the Crown Court. Section 15 and Schedule 2 make related consequential amendments. The other provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 are already in force by virtue of earlier commencement orders (S.I. 1987/1061, 1988/397).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1564/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1987-commencement-no-3-order-1988/note
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