§ Mr. CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the provisions of Part I of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 will come into force. [81939]
§ Mr. StrawPart I of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 extends the jurisdiction of the courts in England and Wales over offences of fraud. A Commencement Order was made on 19 April 1999 to bring the provisions of Part I into force on 1 June 1999. Copies of the Commencement Order have been placed in the Library. Similarly jurisdiction to that conferred in Part I already exists in the common law in Scotland, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is making similar provision for Northern Ireland.