Citation and Extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2008.

(2) Article 2 of this Order extends to England and Wales only.

(3) Article 3 of this Order extends to Northern Ireland only.

Commencement

2. The following provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 1 April 2008—

(a) Section 2 (amendments to the Police Act 1996( 2 )) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 2 (amendments to the Police Act 1996) referred to in sub–paragraph (b);

(b) Paragraph 7 to the extent not otherwise commenced and paragraphs 11 to 13 of Schedule 2;

(c) Section 39 (forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: England and Wales) and Schedule 11 (Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children Act 1978);

(d) Section 52 (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 15 (repeals and revocations) referred to in sub–paragraph (e);

(e) In Part 4 of Schedule 15 (repeals: miscellaneous) the entries relating to section 4(3) of the Protection of Children Act 1978( 3 ), paragraph 62 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988( 4 ), sub–paragraphs 37(4) and 38(3) and 4 of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994( 5 ) and paragraphs 199(3) and 200 to Schedule 8 of the Courts Act 2003( 6 ).

3. The following provisions of the Police and Justice Act 2006 shall come into force on 1 April 2008—

(a) Section 40 (forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: Northern Ireland) and Schedule 12 (Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978);

(b) Section 52 (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to entries in Schedule 15 (repeals and revocations) referred to in sub-paragraph (c);

(c) In Part 4 of Schedule 15 (repeals: miscellaneous) the entries relating to sub–paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Evidence, etc. ) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988( 7 ), sub–paragraph 10(2)(b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001( 8 ) and sub–paragraph 3(2)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002( 9 ).