Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1957 (C.38)

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provision) Order 1995

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 1957 (C.38)

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provision) Order 1995

Made	23rd July 1995

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 172(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994^[1], the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provision) Order 1995.

    2.    In this Order any reference to a section or a schedule is a reference to a section of or, as the case may be, a schedule to, the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

    3.    Sections 75 and 76 and paragraph 53 of Schedule 10 (squatters: interim possession orders: power of entry) shall come into force on 24th August 1995.

    4.    Section 45, Schedule 5 and paragraph 65 of Schedule 10 (extension of procedures for guilty pleas) shall come into force on 4th September 1995.

    5.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2) below, section 89 (video recordings: restriction of exemptions) shall come into force on 1st November 1995.

    (2)  Paragraph (1) above does not apply in relation to a video work of which a video recording has been supplied or offered for supply prior to 1st November 1995.

    (3)  In this article "video work" and "video recording" have the same meanings as in the Video Recordings Act 1984^[2].

    6.    Section 168 shall, so far as it is not already in force, come into force on 4th September 1995 to the extent necessary to bring into force on that date the provisions of Schedule 11 (repeals) so far as it relates to the following enactments:
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)


Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33): sections 25, 34 and 160.

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office

23rd July 1995

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 referred to in articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the dates specified respectively in those articles in respect of those provisions. Article 5 also contains a transitional provision.

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NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provisions	Date of Commencment	S.I. No.
Section 159(1),, (2) and (4)	19.12.1994	1994/2935
Sections 16,, 151 and 168 (partially); and Schedules 9,, 10 and 11 (all partially only)	9.1.1995	1994/3192
Section 52	11.1.1995	1994/3258
Section 53	2.2.1995	1995/24
Sections 17,, 18,, 23,, 24,, 31 to 33,, 40 to 43,, 46 to 51,, 64(1) to (3) (partially),, 66(6) and (10) to (13),, 67(3) to (5),, (8) and (9),, 72 to 74,, 84 to 87,, 88,, 91,, 92,, 102 to 117 and Schedule 6,, sections 129 to 133,, 134 (partially),, 135 to 141,, 152 to 155, 157 and Schedule 8,, sections 160 to 164,, 168 (partially),, 169,, 170 and Schedules 9,, 10 and 11 (all partially only)	3.2.1995	1995/127
Section 134	1.6.1995	1995/127
Sections 25 to 30 and Schedule 3,, section 34 to 39,, 54 to 59,, 60,, 62,, 64(4),, (5) and (6),, 66(1) to (5) and (7) to (9),, 67(1),, (2),, (6) and (7),, 118 to 125 and Schedule 7,, section 156 and section 168 (partially) and Schedules 9,, 10 and 11 (all partially only)	10.4.1995	1995/721
Section 19	30.5.1995	1995/1378

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Notes:

[1] 1994 c. 33.

[2] 1984 c. 39.

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