Month: February 2018

This Order commences, so far as extending to Northern Ireland, section 56 of, and Schedule 22 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22). Section 56 creates a new drug driving offence in Great Britain, and Schedule 22 makes consequential amendments to primary legislation, including some primary legislation which extends to the United Kingdom. Section 56 and Schedule 22 came into force in England and Wales on 2nd March 2015, and will be come into force in Scotland on 1st March 2018.

Link: The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

This Order commences, so far as extending to Scotland, section 56 of, and Schedule 22 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22). Section 56 creates a new drug driving offence in Great Britain, and Schedule 22 makes consequential amendments to primary legislation. Section 56 and Schedule 22 came into force in England and Wales on 2nd March 2015, and will come into force in Northern Ireland on 1st March 2018.

Link: The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

Section 69 of the Immigration Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) allows local authorities in England to transfer responsibility for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to other local authorities in England. These Regulations extend that provision so that local authorities in any part of the United Kingdom may transfer responsibility for such children to local authorities in any part of the United Kingdom.

Link: The Transfer of Responsibility for Relevant Children (Extension to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk

This Order amends Schedule 2 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) (“the 2006 Act”).

Link: The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Amendment of Schedule 2) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk