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The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007

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Draft 2007, ISBN 9780110788937

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 114(3) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. This statutory instrument has been printed in substitution for the draft laid on 25th October 2007 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft instrument.

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(4) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998f1.

In accordance with section 114(3)f2 of that Act a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 37; section 17(4) was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48).

f2

Section 114(3) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006. There are other amendments to section 114 of the 1998 Act not relevant to this Order.

Contents

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

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007 and shall come into force one month after the day on which it is made.

2Additional Authorities

In section 17(2) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998f1 (duty to consider crime and disorder implications), at the end of subsection (2) (authorities to which the duty applies) there is inserted —

“the Greater London Authorityf2;

the London Development Agencyf3.

Transport for Londonf4.”.

Signature

Minster of State

Home Office

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the list of authorities in section 17(2) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to which the duty in section 17(1) applies. The duty in section 17(1) is a duty to exercise functions with regard to the likely effect of those functions on, and the need to do all that a body or person reasonably can to prevent, crime and disorder (including anti-social behaviour and behaviour adversely affecting the local environment) in the area and the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances in the area. The bodies added are the Greater London Authority, the London Development Agency and Transport for London.