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The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/174 · Made 27 January 2004

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CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

MAGISTRATES COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 27th January 2004

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Courts Act 2003f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 39.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003
  3. 3Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003
  4. 4Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004.

(2)

In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone is to the section or Schedule so numbered in the Courts Act 2003.

2Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

The following provisions come into force on 1st February 2004—

(a)

section 93; and

(b)

paragraphs 288(1), (3), (4) and (5) and 289 of Schedule 8, and section 109(1) so far as it relates thereto.

3Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

Sections 95 and 96 come into force on 5th April 2004.

4Commencement of provisions of the Courts Act 2003

Schedule 5 and section 97 so far as it relates to that Schedule, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 and section 109(2) so far as it relates to that paragraph, come into force—

(a)

on 23rd February 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part I of the Schedule to the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004f1;

(b)

on 29th March 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part II of that Schedule; and

(c)

on 5th April 2004 in respect of all other petty sessions areas in England and Wales.

Signature

On the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Christopher Leslie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Constitutional Affairs

27th January 2004

Explanatory note

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Courts Act 2003 as follows—

MISCELLANEOUS (Part 8)

Fees and costs—Award of costs against third parties (section 93 and the minor and consequential amendments in paragraphs 288(1), (3), (4) and (5) and 289 of Schedule 8 and section 109(1)—in part) on 1st February 2004.

Fines—Fixing of fines: failure to furnish statement of financial circumstances (section 95) and Recovery of fines etc. by deductions from income support: failure to provide information (section 96) on 5th April 2004,

and Collection of fines (Schedule 5 and section 97—in part and paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 and section 109(2)—in part)—

(a)

on 23rd February in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part I of the Schedule to the Collection of Fines (Pilot Schemes) Order 2004 (S.I.2004/SC175);

(b)

on 29th March 2004 in respect of the petty sessions areas specified in columns 1 and 3 of Part II of that Schedule; and

(c)

on 5th April 2004 in respect of all other petty sessions areas in England and Wales.