The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Appointed Day No. 7) Order 1997

Made: 29th December 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Sections 1(5), 43(2) and 69(3) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996¹, hereby makes the following Order:

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Appointed Day No. 7) Order 1997.

• (2) This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.

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1st January 1998 is hereby appointed for the purposes of—

• (a) Part I of, and

• (b) Sections 43 (application of Part IV of the Act) and 69 of,

the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.

Signed

Marjorie Mowlam — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 29th December 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st January 1998 for the purposes of Part I and sections 43 and 69 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.

The provisions specified in Article 2 of this Order apply—

• (a) in the case of Part I (disclosure), in relation to alleged offences into which no criminal investigation has begun before 1st January 1998 (Section 1(3));

• (b) in the case of Part IV (rulings), in relation to pre-trial hearings beginning on or after 1st January 1998 (Section 43(2)); and

• (c) in the case of Section 69 (proof by written statement), in relation to statements tendered in evidence on or after 1st January 1998.

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