Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Explanatory Notes

Section 151: Commencement

814.Section 151 makes provision for commencement of the Act. Sections 77 (piloting of alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirements) and 119 (removal of prisoners from the United Kingdom) and Part 4 of the Act come into force on Royal Assent. The remainder of the Act will be commenced by order made by the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State.

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