Provisions coming into force in England and Wales on 1st April 2008
3. The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 1st April 2008—
(a)section 3(6) (power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services);
(b)section 7(1) and (2) (national standards for the management of offenders);
(c)section 9 (officers of providers of probation services);
(d)section 12(1) and (2) (the inspectorate);
(e)section 13 (approved premises);
(f)section 14 (disclosure for offender management purposes);
(g)section 21 (assisting a prisoner to escape);
(h)section 22 (conveyance of prohibited articles into or out of prison);
(i)section 23 (other offences relating to prison security);
(j)section 24 (offences under sections 40B to 40D of the Prison Act 1952: extension of Crown Immunity);
(k)section 39 (minor and consequential amendments, transitionals, and repeals) insofar as it relates to the entries in Schedules 3, 4 and 5 specified in paragraphs (l), (m) (n) and (o) of this article;
(l)Part 1 (new arrangements for the provision of probation services) of Schedule 3 (minor and consequential amendments);
(m)Parts 1 (provisions relating to Part 1) and 2 (provisions relating to Part 2) of Schedule 4 (transitional and transitory provisions and savings);
(n)Part 1 (probation services) of Schedule 5 (repeals), the entries relating to—
(i)sections 6(1), 9 and 25 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000(1); and
(ii)section 104(4) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007(2); and
(o)Part 2 (prisons) of Schedule 5 (repeals), the entry relating to section 41 of the Prison Act 1952(3).
2007 c.28. In Part 1 of Schedule 5 the entry relating to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28) was amended by section 118(3) and (5)(a) and (b) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.