Article 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2006.

In this Order—

• “the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996^f1;

• “the 1998 Act” means the Crime and Disorder Act 1998^f2; and

• “preliminary hearing” has the meaning given by new section 57A (live links introductory)^f3 of the 1998 Act which is brought into force by article 2(g).