The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 30 and Consequential Amendment) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2905
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 30 and Consequential Amendment) Order 2012.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Section 2 Commencement of sentencing provision

Section 257(2)(c) of the Act (additional days for disciplinary offences) comes into force on 3rd December 2012 in so far as it relates to paragraphs 17, 19(2) and 26 of Schedule 20B to the Act .

Section 3 Commencement of certain provisions which repeal sentencing provisions

(1) The entry in Part 7 of Schedule 37 to the Act relating to section 65 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (supervision of young offenders after release) comes into force—

(a) on 3rd December 2012 in so far as it relates to section 65(1); and

(b) on 1st May 2013 for remaining purposes.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the entry in Part 7 of Schedule 37 to the Act relating to section 85 of the Sentencing Act (sexual and violent offences: extension of certain custodial sentences for licence purposes) comes into force on 3rd December 2012 for remaining purposes.

(3) The coming into force of the entry mentioned in article 3(2) is of no effect in relation to a person convicted before 3rd December 2012.

(4) The entry in Part 7 of Schedule 37 to the Act relating to sections 116 and 117 of the Sentencing Act (return to prison etc. where offence committed during original sentence) comes into force on 3rd December 2012 for remaining purposes.

Section 4 Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005

(1) In Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2005 —

(a) in paragraph 5(2)(c)(xii), omit “85,”; and

(b) omit paragraph 29.

(2) This article comes into force on 3rd December 2012.