2010 No. 2541 (C. 121)
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2010
Made 18th October 2010

The Secretary of State, being the relevant national authority under section 66(3)(b) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 66(2) of that Act.
2006 c.38.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2010.
2 In this Order, “the 2006 Act” means the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.

Commencement
2 The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force, in relation to proceedings in magistrates’ courts in the relevant areas, on 1st November 2010—
(a) section 6 (orders on conviction in criminal proceedings);
(b) section 7 (supplementary provision about orders on conviction); and
(c) section 8 (variation or discharge of orders under section 6).
3 The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st November 2010 in relation to proceedings in magistrates’ courts in the relevant areas, insofar as they are not already in force—
(a) section 9 (interim orders);
(b) section 10 (appeals);
(c) section 11 (breach of drinking banning orders);
(d) section 12 (approved courses);
(e) section 13 (certificates of completion of approved courses); and
(f) section 14 (interpretation of Chapter 1).
4 In articles 2 and 3, “the relevant areas” means the local justice areas set out in the Schedule to this Order.
As defined in the Local Justice Areas Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/554), to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
James Brokenshire Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 18th October 2010
SCHEDULE
Local Justice Areas in England and Wales
Birmingham
Bristol
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
City of Westminster
Denbighshire
East Berkshire
Fenland
Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Gwent
Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea
Hartlepool
Lambeth and Southwark
Manchester City
Mansfield
Merthyr Tydfil
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District
North East Derbyshire and Dales
North East Suffolk
North Kent
North Tyneside District
Northampton
Plymouth District
Sedgemoor
West Cornwall West Hertfordshire
Article 4

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force those provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 which provide for the imposition of drinking banning orders on conviction.
Article 2 brings the provisions into force in specified local justice areas (as set out in the Schedule to the Order). Magistrates’ courts in those local justice areas will be able on or after 1st November 2010 to impose a drinking banning order on conviction in accordance with section 6 of the 2006 Act.
Article 3 brings into force related provisions in the 2006 Act dealing with drinking banning orders, in the specified areas, insofar as they are not already in force in respect of drinking banning orders on application in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of the 2006 Act.
Drinking banning orders on application to the magistrates’ court and in county court proceedings in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of the 2006 Act, and the related provisions insofar as they relate to those drinking banning orders, have already been brought into force with effect from 31st August 2009 by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2009 (SI/2009/1840).
Drinking banning orders on conviction in accordance with section 6, and the related provisions insofar as they relate to those drinking banning orders, have already been brought into force with effect from 1st April 2010 in specified local justice areas by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2010 (SI 2010/469).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 have been brought into force under commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 1	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 2	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 3	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 4	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 5	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 6 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 7 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 8 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 9 (in part)	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 9 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 10 (in part)	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 10 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 11 (in part)	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 11 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 12 (in part)	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 12 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 13 (in part)	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 13 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 14 (in part)	31st August 2009	2009/1840
Section 14 (in part)	1st April 2010	2010/469
Section 15	5th June 2008	2008/1407
Section 16	5th June 2008	2008/1407
Section 17	5th June 2008	2008/1407
Section 18	5th June 2008	2008/1407
Section 19	5th June 2008	2008/1407
Section 20	5th June 2008	2008/1407
Section 21	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 22	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 23	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 24	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 26	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 27	22nd August 2007	2007/2180
Section 28	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 29	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 30	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 31 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 31 (to the extent not already in force)	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 32	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 33	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 34	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 35	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 36	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 37	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 38	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 39	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 40	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 41	1st October 2007	2007/2518
Section 42	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 43 (in part)	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 43 (in part)	1st April 2008	2008/791
Section 43 (to the extent not already in force)	6th April 2008	2008/791
Section 44	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 45 (in relation to England)	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 46 (in relation to England)	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 47	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 48	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 49	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 50 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 50 (to the extent not already in force)	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 51 (in part)	6th April 2007 31st May 2007 1st October 2007 1st October 2007	2007/858 2007/2180 2007/2518
Section 51 (in part)	1st April 2008	2008/791
Section 51 (to the extent not already in force)	6th April 2008	2008/791
Section 52	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 53	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 54	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 55	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 57	12th February 2007	2007/74
Section 58	31st May 2007	2007/858
Section 59	6th April 2008	2008/791
Section 62	6th April 2007	2007/858
Section 64	1st October 2007	2007/2180
Section 65 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	1st October 2007	2007/2180
	1st October 2007	2007/2518
Section 65 (in part)	1st April 2008	2008/791
Schedule 1	6th April 2007	2007/858
Schedule 2 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	31st May 2007	
	1st October 2007	2007/2180
	1st October 2007	2007/2518
Schedule 2 (in part)	1st April 2008	2008/791
Schedule 2 (to the extent not already in force)	6th April 2008	2008/791
Schedule 3	6th April 2007	2007/858
Schedule 4	12th February 2007	2007/74
Schedule 5 (in part)	6th April 2007	2007/858
	1st October 2007	2007/2180
	1st October 2007	2007/2518
Schedule 5 (in part)	1st April 2008	2008/791