Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007.

(2) In this Order the “2007 Act” means the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.

Commencement of provisions

2. —(1) Section 8(4) of the 2007 Act shall come into force on 19 ^th July 2007.

(2) The provisions of the 2007 Act specified in paragraph (3) shall come into force on 1 ^st August 2007.

(3) The provisions referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) Section 1 (Issue of certificate);

(b) Section 2 (Certificates: supplementary);

(c) Section 3 (Preliminary inquiry);

(d) Section 4 (Court for trial);

(e) Section 5 (Mode of trial on indictment);

(f) Section 6 (Rules of court);

(g) Section 7 (Limitation on challenge of issue of certificate);

(h) Section 8(1), (2) and (3) (Supplementary);

(i) Sections 10 to 13 (Juries);

(j) Sections 14 to 20 (Human Rights Commission);

(k) Section 41 (Duration);

(l) Section 42 (Interpretation);

(m) Section 43 (Accredited community‑based restorative justice schemes);

(n) Section 46 (Free legal aid in magistrates’ courts);

(o) Section 47 (Altering title of resident magistrate);

(p) Section 48(1), (2), (6) and (7) (Private security industry);

(q) Schedule 1 (Trials on indictment without a jury: consequential amendments);

(r) Schedule 2 (Restrictions on disclosure of juror information: further amendments); and

(s) Schedule 6 (Private security industry: interim arrangements).

Transitional provisions

3. —(1) A licence issued under paragraph 7 of Schedule 13 to the Terrorism Act 2000( 2 ) which has not expired before 1 ^st August 2007 shall have effect as if issued under paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to the 2007 Act.

(2) An application may be made under or by virtue of paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 6 to the 2007 Act before 1 ^st August 2007.