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

Citation

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

Provisions coming into force on 1st February 2015

2.  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(1), and

(ii) subsection (8) inserts new paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 12 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003(2);

(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).

Chris Grayling

Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

20th January 2015