Provisions coming into force on 3rd December 20122
Subject to articles 3 to 7, the following provisions of the Act come into force on 3rd December 2012—
a
Chapter 1 of Part 3 (sentencing) except—
i
section 67(2)(a) and (5)(a) (court’s powers in relation to an offender following a finding that the offender has breached a community order);
ii
sections 76 and 775 (alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement etc);
iii
section 78(3) so far as it relates to alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirements; and
iv
sections 85 to 88 (fines);
b
Chapter 2 of Part 3 (bail);
c
Chapter 3 of Part 3 (remands of children otherwise than on bail);
d
Chapter 4 of Part 3 (release on licence etc) except section 1196;
e
Chapter 5 of Part 3 (dangerous offenders);
f
Chapter 6 of Part 3 (prisoners etc) except section 129;
g
Schedule 9 (changes to powers to make suspended sentence orders: consequential and transitory provision);
h
Schedule 10 (repeal of sections 181 to 188 of Criminal Justice Act 2003: consequential amendments);
i
Schedule 11 (amendments of enactments relating to bail);
j
Schedule 12 (remands of children otherwise than on bail: minor and consequential amendments);
k
Schedule 13 (crediting of time in custody);
l
Schedule 14 (prisoners serving less than 12 months: consequential amendments);
m
Schedule 15 (application of sections 108 to 119 and transitional and transitory provision);
n
Schedule 16 (amendments of Criminal Justice Act 2003: transitional and consequential provision);
o
Schedule 17 (Criminal Justice Act 2003: restatement of transitional provision);
p
Schedule 18 (life sentence for second listed offence etc: new Schedule 15B to Criminal Justice Act 2003);
q
Schedule 19 (life sentence for second listed offence: consequential and transitory provision);
r
Schedule 20 (release of new extended sentence prisoners: consequential amendments of Chapter 6 of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);
s
Schedule 21 (abolition of certain sentences for dangerous offenders and new extended sentences: consequential and transitory provision); and
t
Schedule 22 (dangerous offenders subject to service law etc).