2008 No. 306 (C.7 )

POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2008

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 178(8) and (9) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 20051:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2008.

Commencement2

Section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, insofar as it relates to section 113B(10)(e) of the Police Act 19972, shall come into force on 29th February 2008 in England and Wales only.

Meg HillierParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 into force on 29th February 2008, to the extent indicated in article 2. The effect is to bring into force, in England and Wales, a provision inserted by that section into the Police Act 1997 which makes the Ministry of Defence Police a police force for the purposes of section 113B of the Police Act 1997. Police forces under that section may be prescribed or determined as relevant police forces for the purpose of obtaining information to be disclosed in an enhanced criminal record certificate under Part V of the 1997 Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1(1) and (2) (partially)

1st March 2006

2006/378

Section 1(1) and (2) (to the extent not already in force)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 1(3)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 2 to 5

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 6

1st March 2006

2006/378

Section 7

1st April 2006

2006/378

Sections 8 to 10

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 11 to 16

1st April 2006

2006/378

Sections 17 and 18

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 19 to 26

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 27

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 28 to 38

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 39

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 40 and 41

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 42

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 43 and 44(1)

1st March 2006

2006/378

Section 44(2)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 45 to 51

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 52

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 53

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 54

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 55(1)(e) and (2)

1st March 2006

2006/378

Section 55 (to the extent not already in force)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Sections 56 and 57

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 58

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 59 (partially)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 59 (to the extent not already in force)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Sections 60 to 70 (as to England and Wales)

1st April 2006

2005/1521

Sections 71 to 75

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 76

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 78

1st April 2006

2006/378

Sections 79 to 81 (as to England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Sections 82 to 94 (as to England and Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st April 2006

2005/1521

Section 95

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 96 (Scotland)

1st July 2005

SSI 2005/358

Section 96 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 97

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 98

1st January 2006

2005/3136

Sections 99 to 101

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 102

15th May 2006

2006/1085

Sections 103 to 108

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 109 (partially)

1st August 2005

2005/2026

Section 109 (to the extent not already in force)

1st January 2006

2005/3136

Sections 110 and 111

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 112

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Sections 113 and 114(1) to (8)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 115

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 116(1) to (3) and (5)

1st August 2005

2005/2026

Section 116 (to the extent not already in force)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 118

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 119

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 122(1) to (6)

1st August 2005

2005/2026

Section 122(7) (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 122(7) (partially)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Sections 123 to 131

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 132 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 132 (to the extent not already in force)

1st August 2005

2005/1521

Section 133 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 133 (to the extent not already in force)

1st August 2005

2005/1521

Section 134 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 134 (to the extent not already in force)

1st August 2005

2005/1521

Sections 135 to 137

1st August 2005

2005/1521

Sections 138 to 143

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 144 (partially)

20th July 2006

2006/1871

Sections 145 to 155

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 156

1st July 2005

SSI 2005/358

Section 157

1st April 2006

2005/1521

Sections 159 and 160

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 161(1)

8th May 2006

2006/1085

Section 161 (2) to (5) (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 161(2) to (4) (to the extent not already in force)

1st August 2005

2005/2026

Section 161(5) (to the extent not already in force)

8th May 2006

2006/1085

Section 162 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 163(1) ,(2) and (3) (partially) (as to England and Wales)

6th April 2006

2006/378

Section 163(2) (partially) (as to England and Wales)

25th September 2006

2006/2182

Section 163(2) (partially) (as to England and Wales)

12th November 2007

2007/3064

Section 163(3) (as to Northern Ireland)

3rd December 2007

2007/3341

Section 164 (as to Scotland)

1st July 2005

SSI 2005/358

Section 164 (to the extent not already in force)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 165 (partially) (as to England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 165 (to the extent not already in force) (as to England and Wales)

6th April 2006

2006/378

Section 165(2) and (3) (as to Northern Ireland)

3rd December 2007

2007/3341

Section 166 (partially) (as to Scotland)

1st July 2005

SSI 2005/358

Section 166 (partially) (as to England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 166(2) (as to Northern Ireland)

3rd December 2007

2007/3341

Sections 168 and 169

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 171(1) (partially) (as to Scotland)

30th June 2006

SSI 2006/381

Section 171(1) (partially) (as to England and Wales)

6th July 2006

SSI 2006/381

Section 171(2)

6th July 2006

SSI 2006/381

Section 174(1)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 174(2) (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Section 174(2) (partially)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Section 174(2) (partially)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Section 174(2) (partially) (as to England and Wales)

6th April 2006

2006/378

Section 174(2) (partially)

8th May 2006

2006/1085

Section 175

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Schedule 1 (partially)

1st March 2006

2006/378

Schedule 1 (to the extent not already in force)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Schedule 2 (partially)

1st March 2006

2006/378

Schedule 2 (to the extent not already in force)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Schedule 3

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Schedule 5 (as to England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

1st April 2006

2005/1521

Schedule 6 (partially)

1st August 2005

2005/2026

Schedule 6 (to the extent not already in force)

1st January 2006

2005/3136

Schedule 7

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Schedule 8 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Schedule 8 (to the extent not already in force)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Schedule 9 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Schedule 10 (partially)

20th July 2006

2006/1871

Schedules 11 and 12

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Schedule 13 (partially)

1st July 2005

2005/1521

Schedule 13 (partially)

8th May 2006

2006/1085

Schedule 14 (partially) (as to England and Wales)

6th April 2006

2006/378

Schedule 14 (partially) (as to Northern Ireland)

3rd December 2007

2007/3341

Schedule 15 (partially) (as to Scotland)

30th June 2006

SSI 2006/381

Schedule 15 (partially) (as to England and Wales)

6th July 2006

SSI 2006/381

Schedule 16

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Schedule 17 (partially)

1stJuly 2005

2005/1521

Schedule 17 (partially)

1st January 2006

2005/3495

Schedule 17 (partially)

1st April 2006

2006/378

Schedule 17 (partially) (as to England and Wales)

6th April 2006

2006/378

Schedule 17 (partially)

8th May 2006

2006/1085