Explanatory note

This is the first Commencement Order made under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (“the Act”).

Article 2 lists the provisions of the Act which will come into force on 30th November 2009. Article 3 lists the provisions of the Act which will come into force on 25th January 2010. Article 4 lists those provisions which only have effect in relation to extradition request received on or after 25th January 2010, the provision that only has effect for persons who are extradited to the United Kingdom on or after 25th January 2010 and the provision that only has effect in relation to a person arrested under section 5 of the Extradition Act 2003 on or after 25th January 2010. Article 4 also contains saving provisions in relation to repeals of sections of the Extradition Act 2003.