The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
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2020 No. 1465 (C. 40)
Criminal Law, Northern Ireland
The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
Made 7th December 2020
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 60 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 20041, makes the following Order:
Citation and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020.
(2) This Order extends to Northern Ireland.
Commencement
2. Section 92of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (domestic homicide reviews: establishment and conduct of reviews), to the extent not already in force, comes into force on 10th December 2020.
Victoria Atkins
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
7th December 2020
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), in so far as it extends to Northern Ireland. This Order brings section 9 into force in Northern Ireland on 10th December. Section 9 came into force in England and Wales on 13th April 2011 ( S.I. 2011/1008).
This provision gives the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland the discretion to direct a person or body specified in that section to establish or participate in a domestic homicide review, held with a view to identifying the lessons to be learnt from the death. The person or body establishing or participating in the review has a duty to have regard to any guidance issued by the Department of Justice as to the establishment and conduct of such reviews.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision |
Date of Commencement |
S.I. No. |
Section 1 |
1.7.2007 |
2007/1845 |
Sections 2 to 3 |
5.12.2005 |
2005/3196 |
Section 4 |
1.7.2007 |
2007/1845 |
Sections 5 to 8 |
21.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Section 9 (partially) |
13.4.2011 |
2011/1008 |
Section 10(2) |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
Section 11 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Section 12 |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2501 |
Section 13 |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2501 |
Section 14 |
1.4.2007 |
2007/602 |
Section 15 |
1.10.2012 |
2012/1697 |
Sections 17 to 21 |
8.1.2007 |
2006/3423 |
Sections 22 to 26 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Section 27 |
18.7.2005 |
2005/1821 |
Sections 28 to 29 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Section 30 |
8.1.2007 |
2006/3423 |
Section 31 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Sections 32 to 34 |
18.10.2005 |
2005/2848 |
Sections 35 to 45 |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
Section 46 |
14.12.2008 |
2008/3065 |
Section 47 |
18.10.2005 |
2005/2848 |
Sections 48 to 53 |
1.2.2010 |
2010/129 |
Section 54 (partially) |
18.10.2005 |
2005/2848 |
(remainder) |
1.2.2010 |
2010/129 |
Section 55 |
4.10.2006 |
2006/2662 |
Section 56 |
8.1.2007 |
2006/3423 |
Section 58 (partially) |
21.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
(partially) |
8.1.2007 |
2006/3423 |
(partially) |
1.4.2007 |
2007/602 |
(partially) |
1.7.2007 |
2007/1845 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2501 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2616 |
Section 59 (partially) |
21.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
(partially) |
1.4.2007 |
2007/602 |
(partially) |
1.7.2007 |
2007/1845 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2616 |
Schedule 1 |
8.1.2007 |
2006/3423 |
Schedule 2 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Schedule 3 |
31.3. 2005 |
2005/579 |
Schedule 4 |
18.7.2005 |
2005/1821 |
Schedule 5 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Schedule 6 |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
Schedule 7 |
18.10.2005 |
2005/2848 |
Schedule 9 |
1.2.2010 |
2010/129 |
Schedule 10 (partially) |
21.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
(partially) |
5.12.2005 |
2005/3196 |
(partially) |
8.1.2007 |
2006/3423 |
(partially) |
1.4.2007 |
2007/602 |
(partially) |
1.7.2007 |
2007/1845 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2501 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2616 |
Schedule 11 (partially) |
21.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
(partially) |
5.12.2005 |
2005/3196 |
(partially) |
1.7.2007 |
2007/1845 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2501 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2616 |
Schedule 12 (partially) |
21.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
31.3.2005 |
2005/579 |
(partially) |
1.7.2005 |
2005/1705 |
(partially) |
1.4.2007 |
2007/602 |
(partially) |
1.7. 2007 |
2007/1845 |
(partially) |
30.9.2009 |
2009/2616 |
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