# The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003

S.S.I. 2003/439 · made 17 September 2003

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 on the dates specified in the Schedule to the Order.

Made under: Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Section 89)

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## Introductory text

CRIMINAL LAW
Made 17th September 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 89(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2003.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

## 2 Commencement

The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall, insofar as they are not already in force, come into force on the dates specified in column 3 of the said Schedule, but where a particular purpose is also specified in relation to a provision in column 1, that provision shall come into force on its appointed day only for that purpose.

## 3 Commencement

The coming into force of section 13 is subject to article 2 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003.

## Signature

HUGH HENRY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
17th September 2003

## Schedule 1 

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision of the Act
Subject matter
Commencement date
Sections 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13
The Risk Management Authority
1st January 2004
Sections 14, 15 and 18
Victims' Rights
25th November 2003
Section 21(1) to (8) and (11), but only in respect of summary proceedings
Sexual and certain other offences: reports
3rd November 2003
Sections 26 and 30
Prisoners etc
1st December 2003
Section 40
Remote monitoring of released prisoners
12th January 2003
Section 51
Physical punishment of children
27th October 2003
Section 60
Unified citation provisions
27th October 2003
Section 85 but only for the purpose of bringing into force the provision of Schedule 4 specified below
Minor and consequential amendments
25th November 2003
Schedule 4, paragraph 3
Minor and consequential amendments
25th November 2003

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 on the dates specified in the Schedule to the Order.
The coming into force of section 13 is subject to the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/ .)
Sections 77, 84, 87 to 89 and schedule 3 were commenced on Royal Assent on 26th March 2003. Section 86 and schedule 5 were also commenced on Royal Assent insofar as relating to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

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