LegalizeThe Criminal Justice Act 1972 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1976
Made: 25th February 1976
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 66(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1972, I hereby make the following Order:—
1
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1976.
2
Section 34 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 shall come into force on 1st April 1976.
Signed
Roy Jenkins — One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State — Home Office — 25th February 1976
Explanatory note
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force on 1st April 1976 section 34 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 which enables a constable who has power to arrest a person for various drunkenness offences to take him to any place approved for the purposes of the section by the Secretary of State as a medical treatment centre for alcoholics.
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