The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No.2) Order 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/733
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, extent and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments)(No.2) Order 2015.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

(3) Article 2 comes into force in England and Wales and Scotland on whichever is the later of—

(a) the 22nd day after that on which this Order is made, or

(b) the day on which section 56 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 first comes into force in any part of Great Britain.

(4) Article 3 comes into force in England and Wales on whichever is the later of—

(a) the 22nd day after that on which this Order is made, or

(b) the day on which section 56 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 comes into force in England and Wales.

(5) Article 3 comes into force in Scotland on whichever is the later of—

(a) the 22nd day after that on which this Order is made, or

(b) the day on which section 56 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 comes into force in Scotland.

(6) The amendments to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 made by article 2 do not apply in relation to any offence under section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 committed before the day on which article 2 comes into force.

(7) The amendments to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 made by article 3 do not apply in relation to any offence under section 7 or 7A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 committed before the day on which article 3 comes into force in the place in which the offence was committed.

Section 2 Consequential amendments

(1) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 45(7)(a) for “or 5(1)(a)” substitute “, 5(1)(a) or 5A(1)(a) and (2)”.

(3) In section 45A(5)(a) (as substituted by section 10(12) of, and paragraphs 30 and 42 of Schedule 3 to, the Road Safety Act 2006) for “or 5(1)(a)” substitute “, 5(1)(a) or 5A(1)(a) and (2)”.

Section 3 Consequential amendments

(1) Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1, in column (4), in the entry relating to section 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 after “alcohol” insert “or proportion of a specified controlled drug”.

(3) In Part 1, in column (4), in the entry relating to section 7A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 after “alcohol” insert “or proportion of a specified controlled drug”.