# The Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/242 · made 4 February 1994

This Order brings into force on 1st March 1994 the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 specified in the Schedule to the Order.

Made under: Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Section 78)

## Introductory text

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND
CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND
Made 4th February 1994
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 78(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1993, I hereby make the following Order:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (Commencement No.5) Order 1994.

## 2 

The provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) referred to in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters described in the right-hand column of the Schedule) shall come into force on 1st March 1994.

## 3 

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, this Order extends to the United Kingdom.
(2) So far as relating to the following provisions of the 1993 Act, namely, paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 and, so far as relating to the Company Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985 and to the Companies Act 1989, Schedule 6, this Order extends to Great Britain only.
(3) So far as relating to the following provisions of the 1993 Act, namely, paragraphs 18 to 22 of Schedule 5 and Part II (save as applying to the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992) of Schedule 6, this Order extends to Northern Ireland only.

## Signature

Michael Howard
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
4th February 1994

## Provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 coming into force on 1st March 1994

Provisions of the Act
Subject matter of provisions
Section 52
The offence
Section 53
Defences
Section 54
Securities to which Part V applies
Section 55
“Dealing” in securities
Section 56
“Inside information”, etc.
Section 57
“Insiders”
Section 58
Information “made public”
Section 59
“Professional intermediary”
Section 60
Other interpretation provisions
Section 61
Penalties and prosecution
Section 62
Territorial scope of offence of insider dealing
Section 63
Limits on section 52
Section 64
Orders
Section 79(13) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 5 specified below
Consequential amendments
Section 79(14) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 6 specified in the Appendix hereto
Repeals and revocations
Schedule 1
Special defences
Schedule 2
Securities
Schedule 5, paragraphs 4, 7 to 13, 16 and 18 to 22
Consequential amendments
So much of Schedule 6 as is specified in the Appendix hereto
Repeals and revocations

## Provisions of Schedule 6 coming into force on 1st March 1994

So much of Part I as relates to the following enactments:
The Company Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985 (c. 8)
The Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60)
The Banking Act 1987 (c. 22)
The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38)
The Companies Act 1989 (c. 40)
The whole of Part II.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st March 1994 the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 specified in the Schedule to the Order.

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