Citation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009.

(2) This Order extends to England only.

Provisions coming into force on 30th April 2009

2.  The following provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 shall come into force on 30th April 2009 in relation to England—

(a)section 126 (reference of local crime and disorder matters to crime and disorder committees etc);

(b)the entry in Part 6 of Schedule 18 (repeals) relating to the Police and Justice Act 2006; and

(c)section 241 (repeals) so far as relating to that entry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order commences further provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28) (“the 2007 Act”) in relation to England.

Section 126 makes amendments to section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), including in particular the substitution of a new section 19(3) to (8B). The new provisions state that a local authority must ensure that its crime and disorder committee (as created under section 19 of the 2006 Act) has the power to make a report or recommendations on relevant matters to the local authority and to ensure that any member of the authority who is not a member of the committee has a power to refer relevant matters to the committee. The new provisions also set out certain procedures that must be followed where a person refers a relevant matter to the local authority.

This Order also commences an associated repeal.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force, or will be brought into force on 1st August 2009 or 1st October 2009, by commencement orders made before the date of this Order: