2010 No. 469 (C. 33)

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2010

Made

The Secretary of State, being the relevant national authority under section 66(3)(b) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 20061 makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 66(2) of that Act.

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) 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 April 2010—

a

section 6 (orders on conviction in criminal proceedings);

b

section 7 (supplementary provision about orders on conviction);

c

section 8 (variation or discharge of orders under s.6).

3

The following provisions of the 2006 Act shall come into force on 1st April 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 areas2 set out in the Schedule.

Alan CampbellParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateHome Office

SCHEDULE

Article 4

Local Justice Areas in England and Wales

Cardiff

Central and South West Staffordshire

City of London

City of Salford

Corby

Coventry District

Doncaster

East Dorset

East Kent

Fylde Coast

Hackney and Tower Hamlets

Halton

Hull and Holderness

Leicester

Lincoln District

North Staffordshire

Nottingham

Reading

South Devon

South East Hampshire

Southampton

Southern Derbyshire

Sussex (Central)

Teesside

Wakefield

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 April 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.

Drinking banning orders on application to the magistrates’ court and in county court proceedings (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).

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 9 (in part)

31st August 2009

2009/1840

Section 10 (in part)

31st August 2009

2009/1840

Section 11 (in part)

31st August 2009

2009/1840

Section 12 (in part)

31st August 2009

2009/1840

Section 13 (in part)

31st August 2009

2009/1840

Section 14 (in part)

31st August 2009

2009/1840

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

2007/858

31st May 2007

1st October 2007

2007/2180

1st October 2007

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