The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1845
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007.

Section 2

The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 shall come into force on 1st July 2007—

(a) section 1 (breach of non-molestation order to be a criminal offence);

(b) section 4 (extension of Part 4 of 1996 Act to non-cohabiting couples);

(c) section 58(1) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 36 to 39 (Family Law Act 1996 ) of Schedule 10 (minor and consequential amendments);

(d) section 58(2) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the entries in Schedule 11 (repeals) relating to sections 42(5)(a), 47(1) and 49(4) of the Family Law Act 1996;

(e) section 59 (transitional and transitory provisions) in so far as it relates to paragraph 1 of Schedule 12.

Section 3

The commencement of the provisions referred to in article 2(a), (c), (d) and (e) does not apply where a power of arrest under section 47 of the Family Law Act 1996 has been attached to a non-molestation order before 1st July 2007, unless the power of arrest no longer has effect.