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The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004

S.S.I. 2004/240 · Made 20 May 2004

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CRIMINAL LAW

Made 20th May 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 89(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003f1, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 asp 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Citation and commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2004.

2Citation and commencement

(1)

Section 21(9)f1 and (10) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 10th June 2004.

(2)

Section 75 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 shall come into force on 25th June 2004.

Signature

HUGH HENRY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

20th May 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 10th June 2004 section 21(9) and (10) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and on 25th June 2004, section 75 of that Act.

Section 21(9) and (10) amends section 201 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 so as to give the court power to adjourn cases for the purpose of enabling inquiries to be made, for six weeks in relation to cases to which section 21 applies. At present section 201 permits adjournment for four weeks.

Section 75 re-introduces the ranks of deputy chief constable and chief superintendent to police forces in Scotland.

Sections 77, 84, 87 and 88 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.