Statutory Instruments
Criminal Law
Road Traffic
Made
22nd February 2017
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 95(1) and (6)(a) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015(1).
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2017.
(2) In this Order-
"the Act" means the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, and
"the Agreement" means the Agreement on the Mutual Recognition of Driving Disqualifications between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland made on 30th October 2015(2).
2.-(1) The provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2) come into force the day after this order is made.
(2) The provisions are -
(a)section 31(5) for the purposes of making regulations to specify an agreement made between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland,
(b)section 31(6)(a) in so far as it relates to paragraph 14 of Schedule 7, and
(c)paragraph 14 of Schedule 7.
3.-(1) The provisions of the Act specified in paragraph (2) come into force -
(a)on the date when the United Kingdom and Ireland notify each other under Article 14(1) of the Agreement that their respective internal procedures for bringing the Agreement into force have been completed, or
(b)if the notifications are not given on the same date, on the date when the later of those notifications is given.
(2) The provisions are -
(a)section 31 (mutual recognition of driving disqualification in UK and Republic of Ireland) in so far as it is not already in force, and
(b)Schedule 7 (mutual recognition of driving disqualification in UK and Republic of Ireland) in so far as it is not already in force.
(3) The Secretary of State must give notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazette of the date on which the provisions of the Act come into force pursuant to paragraph (1).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Andrew Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
22nd February 2017
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force section 31 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 in so far as they are not already in force. They make provision for a driving disqualification imposed by Ireland on a UK resident, or a holder of a UK driving licence, for certain specified road traffic offences to be recognised and given effect in the UK. They also make provision for a driving disqualification imposed by the UK on an Irish resident, or a holder of an Irish driving licence, for those offences to be notified to the appropriate Irish authority so that the disqualification may be recognised and given effect in Ireland. This gives effect to the Agreement on the Mutual Recognition of Driving Disqualifications between the UK and Ireland made on 30th October 2015.
Regulation 2 brings into force section 31(5) and (6)(a) and paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 on the day after this Order is made.
Regulation 3 brings into force the remainder of section 31 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Act (so far as they are not already in force). These provisions will come into force when the Agreement comes into force. This will be when each State has notified the other of the completion of their respective internal procedures for bringing the Agreement into force. The date of this will be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2) have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
---|---|---|
Sections 1 to 7 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Sections 12 to 27 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 28 | 17th July 2015 | 2015/1463 |
Sections 29 and 30 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Sections 32 to 37 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Sections 38 and 39 | 20th March 2015 | 2015/778 |
Sections 40 and 41 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 42 | 26th October 2015 | 2015/1778 |
Sections 43 to 51 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Sections 53 to 61 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 63 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 64 | 8th August 2016 | 2016/717 |
Section 65 | 8th August 2016 | 2016/717 |
Section 67 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 68(1) (so far as it relates to section 68(3) of the Act) | 9th September 2016 | 2016/896 |
Section 68(1) (so far as not already in force) | 1st December 2016 | 2016/896 |
Section 68(2) | 1st December 2016 | 2016/896 |
Section 68(3) | 9th September 2016 | 2016/896 |
Sections 69 to 83 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 84(1) to (3) | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 84(4) to (6) | 8th August 2016 | 2016/717 |
Section 87 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Section 88 | 8th August 2016 | 2016/717 |
Section 89 | 8th August 2016 | 2016/717 |
Section 90 | 8th August 2016 | 2016/717 |
Section 91 | 26th October 2015 | 2015/1778 |
Section 92 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedules 1 and 2 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedule 4 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedule 5 | 17th July 2015 | 2015/1463 |
Schedule 6 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedule 8 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedules 9 and 10 | 20th March 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedules 11 to 15 | 13th April 2015 | 2015/778 |
Schedule 16 | 26th October 2015 | 2015/1778 |
Cm. 9344.