Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving) Order 2012.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

Provisions coming into force on 10th September 2012

2. The appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 10th September 2012—

(a) section 43(6)( 2 );

(b) section 43(7) insofar as it is not already in force;

(c) section 47(1) to (4)( 3 );

(d) section 47(7)( 4 ) insofar as it is not already in force;

(e) section 50( 5 ) (provision of information to supervisory authorities) insofar as it is not already in force.

Provisions coming into force on the day on which section 72 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 comes into force

3. Schedule 7 to the Act (insofar as it is not already in force) comes into force on the day on which section 72 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012( 6 ) is brought into force for the purposes of inserting section 30A into the Act.

Provisions coming into force on the day on which section 83 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 comes into force

4. The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day on which section 83 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 comes into force—

(a) section 63(2) insofar as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 10 specified in paragraph (b) below;

(b) Schedule 10 insofar as it repeals provisions in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000( 7 ), with the exception of the repeal of section 38 of that Act, insofar as those repeals have not already been brought into force.

Saving provision

5. Despite the commencement of the repeal of the provisions in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 by virtue of article 4, the following provisions of that Act shall continue to have effect for any person who, at the time those provisions are repealed, is subject to a disqualification order—

(a) section 31 (appeals);

(b) section 32 (review of disqualification);

(c) section 33 (conditions for application under section 32).