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
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 20121.
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2012.
Provision coming into force on 1st September 20122
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 BluntParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)