
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2003.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.
2 
The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall, in so far as they are not in force, come into force on 27th June 2003, but, where a particular purpose is also specified in relation to a provision in column 1, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
CATHY JAMIESON
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
5th June 2003
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1 Column 2
Provision of the Act Subject matter
Section 2(b) Disposal in case of insanity
Section 3 The Risk Management Authority
Sections 19, 20 and 22 Sexual offences etc
Sections 23, 24 and 25 Custody and temporary detention
Sections 27, 28, 29, 31, and 33 to 38 Release of prisoners
Section 39 Special provision as regards certain life prisoners
Section 42 Drugs courts
Sections 43 to 50 Non-custodial punishments
Sections 52 and 53 Children
Sections 54 to 57 Evidential matters
Sections 58 and 59 Jurisdictional matters
Sections 61 to 67 Procedural matters
Sections 68 and 69 Bribery and corruption
Section 70(1), (3), (4) and (7) Registration for criminal records purposes
Sections 71 and 72 Local authority functions
Sections 73, 74, 76 and 78 to 82 Miscellaneous
Section 85 but only for the purpose of bringing into force the provisions of schedule 4 specified below Minor and consequential amendments
Section 86 Repeals
Schedule 2 Constitution etc of the Risk Management Authority
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1) and (3) and 5 Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 5 Repeals