# The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No.16) Order 2007, Article 3: Commencement


The coming into force of the provisions specified in article 2 shall have effect only for the purposes of—
(a) criminal proceedings instituted by a public prosecutor within the meaning of section 29(5)(a) of the 2003 Act (a police force, or a person authorised by a police force to institute criminal proceedings), in a magistrates’ court sitting in one of the following locations:
(i) Barking Magistrates’ Court;
(ii) Bexley Magistrates’ Court;
(iii) Brentford Magistrates’ Court;
(iv) Bromley Magistrates’ Court;
(v) Coalville Magistrates’ Court;
(vi) Croydon Magistrates’ Court;
(vii) Harrow Magistrates’ Court;
(viii) Hendon Magistrates’ Court;
(ix) Knowsley Magistrates’ Court;
(x) Loughborough Magistrates’ Court;
(xi) Melton Magistrates’ Court;
(xii) Oakham Magistrates’ Court;
(xiii) Redbridge Magistrates’ Court;
(xiv) Richmond Magistrates’ Court;
(xv) St Helens Magistrates’ Court;
(xvi) Waltham Forest Magistrates’ Court;
(xvii) City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court; and
(xviii) Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court; and
(b) criminal proceedings instituted by a public prosecutor within the meaning of section 29(5)(e) of the 2003 Act (a person authorised by a Secretary of State to institute criminal proceedings), who is authorised for the purposes of section 49 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (authorised persons), in a magistrates’ court sitting in Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1999/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-2003-commencement-no16-order-2007/article-3
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