Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

95 Commencement

(1) The provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State may appoint by order, subject to subsections (2) to (4).

(2) Section 52 (low value shoplifting: mode of trial) comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(3) Section 62 (appeals from the Court of Protection) and this Part come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(4) Paragraphs 23 to 25 of Schedule 7 (transition from EU Convention on driving disqualification to new agreement), and section 31(6)(b) so far as it relates to those paragraphs, come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(5) An order under this section is to be made by statutory instrument.

(6) An order under this section may—

(a) appoint different days for different purposes, and

(b) make transitional, transitory or saving provision.

(7) An order under this section bringing into force section 16 (drugs for which prisoners etc may be tested) may appoint different days for different areas.

(8) Subsection (9) applies to an order under this section the effect of which is to bring into force the Secretary of State’s power to provide secure colleges for the detention of any or all of the following—

(a) persons who are male and aged under 15;

(b) persons who are female.

(9) A statutory instrument containing the order may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(10) The reference in subsection (8) to the Secretary of State’s power to provide secure colleges is to the power under section 43(1)(c) of the Prison Act 1952 (as inserted by section 38 of this Act).