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Offender Management Act 2007

Offender Management Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 21

Commentary on Sections

Part 4: Supplemental

Section 41: Commencement

154.This section sets out the arrangements for bringing into force the provisions of the Act.

155.Subsection (1) states that the preceding provisions shall come into force on a day which the Secretary of State may, by order, appoint.

156.Subsection (2) states that different provisions may be brought into force at different times and in different areas.

157.Subsection (3) states that orders under this section may include transitional provisions or savings.

158.Subsection (4) provides that, unless making provision as set out in subsections (5)(a) and (6), an order made bringing into force anything in sections 24 or 25 (which relate to polygraph testing) will be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

159.Undersubsection (5)(a), the Secretary of State may by order bring polygraph testing as a condition of licence into force in a specified area for a specified period.

160.Subsection (6) provides that an order made under subsection 5(a) may be amended by a subsequent order so as to extend the period in which polygraph testing as a condition of licence is in force in respect of the specified area.

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