Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1035
criminal law, england and wales
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2007
Made
26th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
30th March 2007
Coming into force
1st May 2007
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998( 1 ).
An application for an Order containing the provisions set out below has been made jointly by all persons who would be responsible authorities in relation to a combined area consisting of the local government areas of Forest Heath District Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Mid Suffolk District Council.
The Secretary of State considers it would be in the interests of reducing crime and disorder and of combating the misuse of drugs to make such an Order.
Accordingly the Secretary of State makes the following Order.
1. This Order may be cited as the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st May 2007.
2. The functions conferred by sections 6 to 7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998( 2 ) are to be carried out in relation to the local government areas of Forest Heath District Council, St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Mid Suffolk District Council as if they constituted only one area (“the combined area”).
3. The persons who for the purposes of Chapter I of Part I of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are to be taken as the responsible authorities in relation to the combined area are the persons who, apart from this Order, would be a responsible authority in relation to any one or more of the areas included in the combined area.
Tony McNulty
Minister of State
Home Office
26th March 2007
1998 c.37 : sub-section (1A) was inserted in section 5 by section 97(1) and (3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30) . Section 5(1A) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 has been amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48) but that amendment is not yet in force.
Section 6 was amended by section 97(1) and (7) to (11) of the Police Reform Act 2002. Section 6A was inserted by section 98 of the Police Reform Act 2002. Sections 6 and 6A have been substituted by paragraph 3 to Schedule 9 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 but that amendment is not yet in force.