The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/40
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015.

Section 2 Provisions coming into force on 1st February 2015

The following provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 come into force on 1st February 2015—

(a) section 1 (reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally);

(b) section 2 (supervision after end of sentence);

(c) section 3 (breach of supervision requirements);

(d) section 4 (supervision of certain young offenders after release from detention);

(e) section 5 (consecutive terms);

(f) section 6 (supervision of certain young offenders after detention and training order);

(g) section 7 (minor and consequential provision);

(h) section 8 (extended sentences: length of extension period);

(i) section 9 (recall and further release of offenders);

(j) section 11 (drug testing);

(k) section 12 (drug appointments);

(l) section 13 (drug testing and appointments: transfer within the British Islands);

(m) section 15 (rehabilitation activity requirement);

(n) section 16 (programme requirement);

(o) section 17 (attendance centre requirement);

(p) section 18 (duty to obtain permission before changing residence), except in so far as—

(i) subsection (5) inserts new paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 8 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 , and

(ii) subsection (8) inserts new paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 12 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ;

(q) section 19 (amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006), in so far as it is not already in force;

(r) section 21(1) (transitional provision etc );

(s) Schedule 1 (supervision requirements);

(t) Schedule 2 (supervision default orders: new Schedule 19A to Criminal Justice Act 2003);

(u) Schedule 3 (release and supervision: minor and consequential provision);

(v) Schedule 5 (rehabilitation activity requirement: consequential provision);

(w) Schedule 6 (offenders sentenced by service courts), in so far as it is not already in force, and

(x) Schedule 7 (cases to which this Act applies).