The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2008
S.I. 2008/1586 · Made 17 June 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom
Criminal Law, England And Wales
Criminal Law, Northern Ireland
Criminal Procedure, England And Wales
Criminal Procedure, Northern Ireland
Legal Services Commission, England And Wales
Police, England And Wales
Prisons
Repatriation
Made 17th June 2008
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008f1 on the Lord Chancellor by section 153(4), and the Secretary of State by section 153(7) and (8), of that Act.
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Contents
- 1Citation and interpretation
- 2Appointed dates
- Signature
- Schedule 1: Provisions of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 coming into force on 14 July 2008
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- 45Paragraph 45
- 46Paragraph 46
- 47Paragraph 47
- 48Paragraph 48
- 49Paragraph 49
- 50Paragraph 50
- Schedule 2: Transitional and Saving Provisions
- 1Restrictions on imposing community order
- 2Dangerous offenders
- 3Recall
- 4Appeals in criminal cases
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- Explanatory note
1Citation and interpretationI1
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2008.
2Appointed datesI1
The date appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2008 Act specified in Schedule 1, is 14 July 2008.
The date appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 63 of Schedule 26 to, and section 148(1) of the 2008 Act so far as it relates to that paragraph, is 15 July 2008.
Paragraph (1) is subject to Schedule 2 (Transitional and Saving Provisions).
Signature
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State
David Hanson
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
17 June 2008
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Section 10 (Effect of restriction on imposing community sentences).
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Section 11(1) (Restriction on power to make a community order).
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Section 12 (Pre-sentence reports).
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Section 13 (Sentences of imprisonment for public protection) and Schedule 5 (Offences specified for the purposes of sections 225(3A) and 227(2A) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003).
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Section 14 (Sentences of detention for public protection).
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Section 15 (Extended sentences for certain violent or sexual offences: persons 18 or over).
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Section 16 (Extended sentences for certain violent or sexual offences: persons under 18).
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Section 17 (The assessment of dangerousness).
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Section 18 (Further amendments relating to sentences for public protection).
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Section 20 (Consecutive terms of imprisonment).
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Section 24 (Minimum conditions for early release under section 246(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003).
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Section 25 (Release on licence under Criminal Justice Act 2003 of prisoners serving extended sentences).
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Section 27 (Application of section 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991f1 to prisoners liable to removal from the UK).
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Section 28 (Release of fine defaulters and contemnors under Criminal Justice Act 1991).
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Section 29 (Release of prisoners after recall) save insofar as subsection (2) inserts subsections (9) and (10) of section 255A of the 2003 Act.
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Section 30 (Further review and release of prisoners after recall).
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Section 31 (Recall of life prisoners: abolition of requirement for recommendation by Parole Board).
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Section 32 (Release of prisoners recalled following release under Criminal Justice Act 1991).
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Section 38 (Imposition of unpaid work requirement for breach of community order).
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Section 40 (Power to impose attendance centre requirement on fine defaulter).
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Section 42 (Power to dismiss certain appeals following references by the CCRC: England and Wales).
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Section 43 (Power to dismiss certain appeals following references by the CCRC: Northern Ireland).
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Section 44 (Determination of prosecution appeals: England and Wales).
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Section 45 (Determination of prosecution appeals: Northern Ireland).
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Section 46(1) and (3) (Review of sentence on reference by Attorney General).
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Section 47 (Further amendments relating to appeals in criminal cases) and Schedule 8 (Appeals in criminal cases).
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Section 52 (Bail for summary offences and certain other offences to be tried summarily) and Schedule 12 (Bail for summary offences and certain other offences to be tried summarily).
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Section 54 (Trial or sentencing in absence of accused in magistrates’ courts).
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Section 55 (Extension of powers of non-legal staff).
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Section 56 (Provisional grant of right to representation).
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Section 57 (Disclosure of information to enable assessment of financial eligibility).
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Section 58 (Pilot schemes).
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Section 59 (SFO’s pre-investigation powers in relation to bribery and corruption: foreign officers etc.).
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Section 72 (Offences committed outside the United Kingdom).
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Section 73 (Grooming and adoption) and Schedule 15 (Sexual offences: grooming and adoption) to the extent not already in force.
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Section 76 (Reasonable force for purposes of self-defence etc.).
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Section 93 (Delivery of prisoner to place abroad for purposes of transfer out of the United Kingdom).
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Section 94 (Issue of warrant transferring responsibility for detention and release of an offender to or from the relevant Minister).
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Section 95 (Powers to arrest and detain persons believed to fall within section 4A(3) of Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984f1).
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Section 96 (Amendments relating to Scotland).
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Section 97 (Power to transfer functions under Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003f1 in relation to direct taxation).
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Section 126(1) (Police misconduct and performance procedures) insofar as it relates to the provision specified in paragraph 47.
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Section 140 (Disclosure of information about convictions etc. of child sex offenders to members of the public) and Schedule 24 (Section 327A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: meaning of “child sex offence”).
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Section 141 (Sexual offences prevention orders: relevant sexual offences).
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Section 142 (Notification requirements: prescribed information).
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In Schedule 22 (Police misconduct and performance procedures), paragraph 6 (Police Advisory Board).
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In Schedule 26 (Minor and consequential amendments)—
paragraphs 2(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6), 59, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76 (2003 Act),
paragraph 3 (Prison Act 1952 (c.52)),
paragraph 4 (Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c.39)),
paragraph 6 (Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c.47)),
paragraph 7 (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c.69)),
paragraph 8 (Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20)),
paragraphs 10 to 19 (Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984) to the extent not already in force,
paragraph 21 (Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c.38)),
paragraphs 22 and 23 (Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33)),
paragraph 26 (Football Spectators Act 1989 (c.37)),
paragraph 27 (Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (c.5)),
paragraph 28 (Broadcasting Act 1990 (c.42)),
paragraph 30 (Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c.9)),
paragraph 32 and, to the extent not already in force, paragraph 33 (Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c.43)),
paragraphs 41, 44, 45(b), 46, 47 and 48 (Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c.6)),
paragraph 51 (Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001(S.I. 2001/2564(N.I.2))),
paragraph 52 (Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2000 (c.32)),
paragraphs 53, 56(1), (2)(a) and (4) and 57 (Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c.42)),
paragraph 78 (Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/950)),
paragraph 80 (Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c.16)),
paragraph 81 (Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48)).
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In Schedule 27 (Transitory, transitional and saving provisions), paragraphs 6, 10 to 12, 13(2), 14 to 17, 21, 27, 30 and 38.
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The following entries in Schedule 28 (repeals).
In Part 2 (Sentencing), the entries relating to the—
Criminal Justice Act 1991 in sections 45, 46(1) and 50(2),
Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c.43),
2003 Act, in sections 153(1), 224(3), 227(1)(a), 228, 229, 234, 247, 254(3) to (5), 256 and 305(4)(e), Schedules 16 and 17 and in paragraph 4(5)(a) of Schedule 31,
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/950).
In Part 3 (Appeals), the entries relating to the—
1968 Act,
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c.23),
Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c.47),
Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20),
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33),
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c.6).
In Part 4 (Other criminal justice provisions), the entries relating to the—
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43), section 13(5),
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c.23),
Access to Justice Act 1999 (c.22),
Sexual Offences Act 2003,
2003 Act, section 23A(7) to (9).
In Part 5 (Criminal law), the entry relating to the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
All the entries in Part 6 (International co-operation in relation to criminal justice matters).
In Part 8 (Policing), the entries relating to the—
Police Act 1996 (c.16) in section 54(2),
Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48) in section 49(1) and in Schedule 1.
1Restrictions on imposing community orderI1
The coming into force of section 11(1) of the 2008 Act is of no effect in relation to any person who is sentenced to a community order within the meaning of section 177f1 of the 2003 Act before 14 July 2008.
2Dangerous offendersI1
The coming into force of sections 13 to 18 F1... of, Schedule 5 and paragraph 71 of Schedule 26 to, the 2008 Act (and the related entries in Schedule 28 (Repeals) to that Act) is of no effect in relation to any person sentenced under any of sections 225f1, 226f2, 227f3 or 228f4 of the 2003 Act before 14 July 2008.
3RecallI1
The coming into force of sections 29 and 30 of the 2008 Act is of no effect in relation to any person who is recalled under section 254(1) of the 2003 Act before 14 July 2008.
4Appeals in criminal casesI1
The amendments made by paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Powers of Court to substitute different sentence) and the related entry in Schedule 28 to that Act apply in relation to an appeal under Part 1 of the 1968 Act if the proceedings on appeal begin on or after 14 July 2008.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the proceedings on appeal begin—
if the Criminal Cases Review Commission refer the case to the Court of Appeal under Part 2 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995f1, on the date the reference is made;
in any other case, on the date the notice of appeal or, as the case may be, notice of application for leave to appeal, is served on the Crown Court officer.
In this paragraph, the reference to service on the Crown Court officer is to be read in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005f2.
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The amendments made by paragraphs 7 to 9 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Interim hospital orders) and the related entries in Schedule 28 to that Act apply in relation to an interim hospital order made by the Court of Appeal under Part 1 of the 1968 Act on or after 14 July 2008.
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The amendment made by paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Appeals against procedural directions) and the related entry in Schedule 28 to that Act apply in relation to a procedural direction given by a single judge under Part 1 of the 1968 Act on or after 14 July 2008 or, as the case may be, to a refusal by a single judge on or after that date to give such a procedural direction.
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The amendments made by paragraph 13 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Detention of defendant pending appeal to Supreme Court) apply where an appeal lies to the Supreme Court under Part 2 of the 1968 Act if the date of the decision of the Court of Appeal from which the appeal lies is on or after 14 July 2008.
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The amendments made by paragraph 18 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Powers of court to substitute different sentence) apply in relation to an appeal under Part 1 of the 1980 Act if the proceedings on appeal begin on or after 14 July 2008.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the proceedings on appeal begin—
if the appellant appeals with leave of the Court of Appeal, on the date the application for leave is served on the proper officer,
if leave to appeal is not required, on the date the notice of appeal is served on the proper officer,
if the judge of the court of trial grants a certificate that the case is fit for appeal—
on the date the application for the certificate is made to the court of trial or lodged with the proper officer, or
in a case where a certificate is granted without any application being made, on the date the certificate is granted, or
if the Criminal Cases Review Commission refer the case to the Court of Appeal under Part 2 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995, on the date the reference is made.
In this paragraph, “proper officer” has the same meaning as in the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Rules 1968f1.
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The amendments made by paragraphs 19 to 21 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Interim hospital orders) and the related entry in Schedule 28 to that Act apply in relation to an interim hospital order made by the Court of Appeal on or after 14 July 2008.
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The amendments made by paragraph 24 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Detention of defendant pending appeal to Supreme Court) apply where an appeal lies to the Supreme Court under Part 2 of the 1980 Act if the date of the decision of the Court of Appeal from which the appeal lies is on or after 14 July 2008.
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The amendments made by paragraph 26 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Detention of defendant pending appeal from High Court to Supreme Court) apply where an appeal lies to the Supreme Court under section 1 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960f1 if the date of the decision of the court below from which the appeal lies is on or after 14 July 2008.
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The amendments made by paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Variation of sentences by Crown Court) and the related entries in Schedule 28 to that Act apply in relation to a sentence imposed, or other order made, by the Crown Court on or after 14 July 2008.
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The amendments made by paragraph 28 of Schedule 8 to the 2008 Act (Variation of sentences by Crown Court) and the related entry in Schedule 28 to that Act apply in relation to a sentence imposed, or other order made, by the Crown Court on or after 14 July 2008.
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References to the Supreme Court in paragraphs 7, 10 and 11 of this Schedule are to be read as references to the House of Lords until the coming into force of the following provisions of Schedule 9 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005f1, namely—
as regards paragraph 7, of paragraph 16(6) of that Schedule,
as regards paragraph 10, of paragraph 33(6) of that Schedule, and
as regards paragraph 11, of paragraph 13(5) of that Schedule.
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c.4) set out in Schedule 1 on 14 July 2008, and one other minor amendment on 15 July 2008. Commencement in the case of the provisions falling under article 2(1) and Schedule 1 is subject to the transitional and saving provisions contained in Schedule 2 to the Order.