LegalizeThe Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 7) Order 1989
Made: 28th February 1989
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 171(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988[^f00001], I hereby make the following Order:
1
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 7) Order 1989.
2
The provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 3rd April 1989 but the provisions specified in Part I of that Schedule shall not apply in the case of a trial, or proceedings before a magistrates' court acting as examining justices, which began before that date.
SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988
PART I
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
|---|---|
| Part II and Schedule 2. | Documentary evidence in criminal proceedings. |
| Section 30. | Expert reports. |
| Section 31. | Form of evidence and glossaries. |
| So much of Schedule 16 as is specified in Part I of Appendix B hereto. | Repeals. |
PART II
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
|---|---|
| Part VI (so far as not already in force) and Schedule 4. | Confiscation of the proceeds of an offence. |
| Section 151(5). | Meaning of “drug trafficking offence”. |
| Schedule 5 (so far as not already in force). | Drug trafficking amendments. |
| So much of Schedule 15 as is specified in Appendix A hereto. | Minor and consequential amendments. |
| So much of Schedule 16 as is specified in Part II of Appendix B hereto. | Repeals. |
Signed
Douglas Hurd — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 28th February 1989
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 3rd April 1989 the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 providing for the admission of documentary evidence and expert reports and for the making of Crown Court Rules as to the form in which evidence is to be furnished (including glossaries). There are also brought into force on that date the remainder of Part VI of the 1988 Act providing for the confiscation of the proceeds of offences and associated amendments and repeals, and certain amendments to the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47).
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1988 c. 33.
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