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).