§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
When the provisions of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 will come into force. [HL2108]
§ Lord Williams of MostynPart 1 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 1 into force on 1 June 1999. Copies of the Commencement Order have been placed in the Library. Similar jurisdiction to that conferred in Part 1 already exists in the common law in Scotland, and my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is making similar provision for Northern Ireland.