uksi/2023/100 — The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 30) Order 2023

2023 No. 100 (C. 8) Criminal Procedure, England And Wales The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 30) Order 2023 Made 31st January 2023 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(4) and 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 , makes the following Order: Citation, interpretation and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 30) Order 2023. 2 In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. 3 This Order extends to England and Wales. Provision coming into force on 1st February 2023 2 1 In so far as it is not already in force, section 28 of the Act (video recorded cross-examination or re-examination) comes into force on 1st February 2023, in relation to relevant proceedings. 2 Proceedings are relevant for the purposes of paragraph (1) if— a the proceedings take place before the Crown Court sitting at a place in England and Wales determined in accordance with section 78(3) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 , and b the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of— i section 16 of the Act (witnesses eligible for assistance on grounds of age or incapacity), or ii section 17(4) of the Act (complainants in respect of a sexual offence or a modern slavery offence who are witnesses in proceedings relating to that offence, or that offence and any other offences). Edward Argar Minister of State Ministry of Justice 31st January 2023 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23) (“ the Act ”) provides that where a video recorded interview of a witness has been admitted as their evidence-in-chief under section 27 of the Act, the court may also direct that any cross-examination and re-examination of the witness be video recorded and that recording admitted as evidence. Article 2 of this Order makes provision for the coming into force of section 28 of the Act on 1st February 2023, in so far as it is not already in force with regard to witnesses eligible under section 16 or 17(4) of the Act in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at any location in England or Wales. A sequence of commencement orders from S.I. 2013/3236 to S.I. 2022/992 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting in particular locations in relation to witnesses eligible for assistance by virtue of sections 16 and 17(4) of the Act. In addition, S.I. 2022/992 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Leeds Youth Court sitting at Leeds Magistrates’ Court where the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of section 16 of the Act. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS (This note is not part of the Order) The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 have been brought into force in England and Wales by commencement order made before the date of these Regulations: Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. Sections 1 to 15 (remainder) 26.06.2000 2000/1587 Sections 16 to 27 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Section 28 (partially) 30.12.2013 2013/3236 02.01.2017 2016/1201 03.06.2019 2019/947 24.02.2020 2020/155 24.08.2020 2020/888 26.10.2020 2020/1159 23.11.2020 2020/1331 04.03.2021 2021/244 30.09.2021 2021/1036 31.03.2022 2022/456 12.05.2022 2022/536 08.06.2022 2022/623 29.06.2022 2022/713 11.07.2022 2022/773 09.09.2022 2022/951 26.09.2022 2022/992 Section 29 23.02.2004 2004/299 Schedule 1 26.06.2000 2000/1587 Sections 30 to 33 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Sections 34 and 35 04.09.2000 2000/2091 Sections 36 and 37 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Sections 38 and 39 04.09.2000 2000/2091 Section 40 (remainder) 04.09.2000 2000/2091 Sections 41 to 43 04.12.2000 2000/3075 Section 45 (partially) 13.04.2015 2015/818 Section 46 07.10.2004 2004/2428 Section 47 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Section 48 (partially) 07.10.2004 2004/2428 13.04.2015 2015/818 Section 49 (partially) 07.10.2004 2004/2428 13.04.2015 2015/818 Sections 50 to 52 (partially) 07.10.2004 2004/2428 13.04.2015 2015/818 Sections 53 to 57 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Section 58 (remainder) 01.04.2003 2003/707 Sections 59 and 60 14.04.2000 2000/1034 Section 61(2) (remainder) 06.12.2006 2006/2885 Schedule 4 (partially) 14.04.2000 2000/1034 26.06.2000 2000/1587 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Section 67(1) (partially) 14.04.2000 2000/1034 26.06.2000 2000/1587 24.07.2002 2002/1739 Schedule 5 01.01.2000 1999/3427 Section 67(2) 01.01.2000 1999/3427 Section 67(3) (partially) 01.04.2000 1999/3427 14.04.2000 2000/1034 24.07.2002 2002/1739 07.10.2004 2004/2428 06.12.2006 2006/2885 Section 67(4) (partially) 04.12.2000 2000/3075 24.07.2002 2002/1739 01.04.2003 2003/707 07.10.2004 2004/2428 Schedule 2 (partially) 07.10.2004 2004/2428 13.04.2015 2015/818 Schedule 6 (partially) 01.04.2000 1999/3427 14.04.2000 2000/1034 04.12.2000 2000/3075 04.09.2000 2000/2091 24.07.2002 2002/1739 07.10.2004 2004/2428 06.12.2006 2006/2885 Schedule 7 (partially) 26.06.2000 2000/1587 04.09.2000 2000/2091 04.12.2000 2000/3075 24.07.2002 2002/1739 01.04.2003 2003/707 07.10.2004 2004/2428 13.04.2015 2015/818