Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1867 (C. 79)
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004
Made
16th July 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 336(3) and (4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004.
2. Section 5 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (drug testing for under-eighteens) shall come into force on 1st August 2004 within the following police areas( 2 ):
(a) Cleveland;
(b) Greater Manchester;
(c) Humberside;
(d) Merseyside;
(e) metropolitan police district;
(f) Nottinghamshire; and
(g) West Yorkshire.
Caroline Flint
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
16th July 2004
The term “police area” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 101 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) by virtue of Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) .
Section 63B was inserted into the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) by section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43) and has been commenced in certain police areas by virtue of S.I. 2001/2232 , S.I. 2002/1149 , S.I. 2002/1862 , S.I. 2003/709 and S.I. 2004/780 .