# The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 27) Order 2012, Article 2: Commencement


Section 29(1) to (3) and (5) (new method of instituting proceedings) and section 30 (further provision about the new method) of the 2003 Act come into force on 19th March 2012, but only for the purposes of criminal proceedings instituted by —
(a) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office or a person authorised by the Director to institute criminal proceedings; and
(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions or a person authorised by the Director to institute criminal proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/825/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-commencement-no-27-order-2012/article-2
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