2012 No. 1956 (C. 77)
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012
Made 24th July 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 151(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
2012 c. 10.

1 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012.

2 Provision coming into force on 1st September 2012
Section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (offence of squatting in a residential building) comes into force on 1st September 2012.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Crispin Blunt Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 24th July 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the first Commencement Order made under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10).
Article 2 brings section 144 of that Act into force on 1st September 2012. Section 144 creates an offence of squatting in a residential building.