The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.

Provisions coming into force on 20th March 2015

2.—(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 20th March 2015—

(a)section 38 (secure colleges and other places for detention of young offenders etc), except as provided by paragraph (2);

(b)section 39 (contracting out secure colleges);

(c)Schedule 9 (secure colleges etc: further amendments); and

(d)Schedule 10 (contracting out secure colleges).

(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not have effect to bring into force the power to which section 95(9) of the Act applies.

Provisions coming into force on 13th April 2015

3.  Subject to Schedule 2, the provisions of the Act specified in Schedule 1 come into force on 13th April 2015.

Saving and Transitional Provisions

4.  Schedule 2 contains saving and transitional provisions.

Shailesh Vara

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

19th March 2015