1. This Order may be cited as the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7 and Savings Provision) Order 2008.

2. The following provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 14th March 2008–

(a) section 2 (amendments to the 1996 Act) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 2 (amendments to the 1996 Act) referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

(b) paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 2;

(c) section 52 (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 15 (repeals and revocations) referred to in sub-paragraph (d);

(d) in Part 1(B) of Schedule 15 (repeals: other repeals relating to Part 1) the entry relating to sections 6A, 7, 8 and 9 of the Police Act 1996(2).

3. Nothing in the coming into force of paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 and the repeal of section 9 of the Police Act 1996 (annual reports by police authorities) shall affect the duties of a police authority to issue a report under that section for the financial year ending 31st March 2008.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 to the Police and Justice Act 2006. Article 3 provides that despite the repeal of the obligation on police authorities to issue annual reports under section 9 of the Police Act 1996 police authorities shall be required to issue a report under that section for the year ending 31st March 2008.

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 by commencement orders made before the date of this Order: