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The Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Commencement No. 10) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/1189 · Made 19 April 1999

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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 19th April 1999

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 78(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993f1, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1993 c. 36.

Contents

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

1

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Commencement No. 10) Order 1999.

2

Sections 1 to 4, section 5(2) and section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993f1 shall come into force on 1st June 1999.

Signature

Jack Straw

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

19th April 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into force on 1st June 1999 those provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 which are not already in force, extending the jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales in relation to certain offences of dishonesty and blackmail. By virtue of section 78(5) of the Act, nothing in any of those provisions applies to any act, omission or other event occurring before that date.