Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Justice and Security Act 2013 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Justice and Security Act 2013.

Commencement

2. Those provisions of the Act not already in force on 25th June 2013 shall come into force on that date.

Transitional and saving provisions

3. —(1) Anything which, immediately before 25th June 2013, is in the process of being done or omitted to be done by or in relation to the previous Intelligence and Security Committee may be continued by or in relation to the new Intelligence and Security Committee.

(2) Anything done or omitted to be done by or in relation to the previous Intelligence and Security Committee (or treated as so done or omitted) is, if in force or effective immediately before 25th June 2013, to have effect as if done or omitted by or in relation to the new Intelligence and Security Committee.

(3) In this article –

“the new Intelligence and Security Committee” means the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament established under section 1 of the Act,

“the previous Intelligence and Security Committee” means the Intelligence and Security Committee established under section 10 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994( 2 )

4. —(1) This article applies to any direction or decision of the Secretary of State which–

(a) is of a kind falling within section 2C(1)(a) and (b) or (as the case may be) 2D(1)(a) of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 ( 3 ), and

(b) was made before 25th June 2013.

(2) The Secretary of State may certify under section 2C(1)(c) or (as the case may be) 2D(1)(b) of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997, on or after 25th June 2013, any direction or decision to which this article applies.

(3) A certificate issued under paragraph (2) terminates any judicial review proceedings, or proceedings on appeal from such proceedings, which relate to the direction or decision to which the certificate relates (whether the proceedings began before, on or after 25th June 2013).