1. This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000.

2. The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 shall come into force on 4th December 2000:

(a) sections 41 to 43 (restriction on evidence or questions about complainant’s sexual history);

(b) paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 (transitional provisions) and section 67(4) in so far as it relates to it; and

(c) subject to article 3 below, the entries in Schedule 6 (repeals) relating to:

(i) sections 2 and 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976( 2 );

(ii) paragraph 148 of Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980( 3 );

(iii) paragraph 35(3) of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994( 4 );

(iv) paragraph 23 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996( 5 ).

3. The commencement of the repeal of sections 2 and 3(3) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976 and paragraph 35(3) of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 shall not apply in relation to any trial before a court-martial.