Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008.

2. The following provisions of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 come into force on 21st July 2008—

(a) section 48(1) partially and the repeal in paragraph 27 of Schedule 8 in so far as it applies to the powers of a Minister;

(b) sections 50, 51 and 52 in so far as they are not already in force;

(c) paragraph 24 of Schedule 7; and

(d) Schedule 10.

Transitional provisions

3. Where a process to select a person for appointment to an office or other position—

(a) would be affected by the commencement provisions in article 2; and

(b) has been started but the appointment has not been made by 31 July 2008;

then the process may be completed and the appointment made as if the commencement provisions in article 2 were not yet effective.

4. A selection process has been started for the purpose of article 3 if the Lord Chancellor has—

(a) made a request for selection under section 87 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005( 2 ) (the “2005 Act”);

(b) given the Judicial Appointments Commission notice in accordance with section 94 of the 2005 Act of a request he expects to make under section 87 of that Act; or

(c) requested assistance under section 98 of the 2005 Act in connection with an appointment.