4 Provisions coming into force in the specified areas on 1st April 2008 and transitional provision
1 The day specified for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act in relation to the areas specified in paragraph (2) is 1st April 2008—
(a) section 1 (meaning of “probation purposes”);
(b) section 2 (responsibility for ensuring the provision of probation services);
(c) section 3(1) to (5), and (7) (power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services);
(d) section 4 (restriction on certain arrangements under section 3);
(e) section 6 (power to make grants for probation purposes etc);
(f) section 7(3) (national standards for the management of offenders);
(g) section 8 (annual plans);
(h) section 10 (national framework for qualifications of officers);
(i) section 11(1) (abolition of local probation boards);
(j) section 12(3) (the inspectorate);
(k) section 15 (power to repeal section 4);
(l) section 39 (minor and consequential amendments, transitionals, and repeals) insofar as it relates to the entries in Schedule 5 specified in sub-paragraph (m); and
(m) Part 1 (probation services) of Schedule 5 (repeals), the entries relating to the following provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000—
(i) sections 1 to 5;
(ii) section 8;
(iii) section 10;
(iv) section 18;
(v) section 20(2);
(vi) section 21(5);
(vii) section 22; and
(viii) Schedule 1.
2 The areas specified are the following police areas—
(a) Humberside;
The reference to “Humberside” is to be substituted by “Humber” by section 129(a) of the Police Act 1997 (c.50), from a date to be appointed.
(b) Leicestershire;
(c) Merseyside;
(d) West Mercia;
(e) Dyfed Powys; and
(f) South Wales.
The term “police areas” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 (c.16) by virtue of Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30).The police areas are listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996.