The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/74
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007.

Section 2 Commencement

The following provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 shall come into force on 12th February 2007—

(a) section 42 (increase of maximum sentences for offences of having knives etc. );

(b) section 54 and Schedule 4 (sexual offences: forfeiture and detention of vehicles etc.);

(c) section 55 (continuity of sexual offences law); and

(d) section 57 (amendment of section 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 ).