Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provision) Order 2006.

(2) In this Order “the 2004 Act” means the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.

Commencement

2.  Subject to article 3, the following provisions of the 2004 Act shall come into force on 8th January 2007—

(a)sections 17 to 21 (trial by jury of sample counts only);

(b)section 30 (prosecution appeals);

(c)section 56 (grants for assisting victims, witnesses etc);

(d)section 58(1) (minor and consequential amendments) in so far as it relates to the provision referred to in paragraph (f);

(e)Schedule 1 (modifications of sections 17 to 20 for Northern Ireland); and

(f)paragraph 62 of Schedule 10.

Transitional provision

3.  The coming into force of sections 17 to 20 of the 2004 Act has no effect in relation to cases where one of the following events has occurred before 8th January 2007—

(a)the defendant has been committed for trial;

(b)a notice of transfer has been given under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (serious or complex fraud)(2) or Article 3 of the Criminal Justice (Serious Fraud) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988(3);

(c)a notice of transfer has been given under section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (cases involving children)(4) or Article 4 of the Children’s Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(5); or

(d)the prosecution evidence has been served on the defendant in a case sent for trial under section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(6).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 8th January 2007 the provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 specified in article 2, subject to the transitional provision in article 3.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)