Provisions coming into force on 31st October 20093

The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 31st October 2009—

a

section 21 (Credit for period of remand on bail: terms of imprisonment and detention) to the extent not already in force;

b

section 26 (Release of certain long-term prisoners under Criminal Justice Act 1991) to the extent not already in force;

c

section 29 (Release of prisoners after recall) to the extent not already in force;

d

section 145 (Amendments to armed forces legislation) to the extent that it relates to the entry in paragraph (h);

e

section 148(1) (Consequential etc. amendments and transitional and saving provision) to the extent that it relates to the entries in paragraph (i);

f

section 149 (Repeals and revocations) in so far as it relates to the entry in paragraph (j);

g

section 151 (Effect of amendments to criminal justice provisions applied for purposes of service law);

h

paragraph 34 of Schedule 25 (Transitional provisions: compensation for miscarriage of justice);

i

paragraphs 54, 55, 56 to the extent not already in force, and paragraph 82 of Schedule 26 (Minor and consequential amendments); and

j

in Part 2 of Schedule 28 (Repeals and revocations), the entries related to—

i

section 260(3A) of the Criminal Justice Act 20033; and

ii

sections 221 and 223(3) and paragraphs 218 and 225 of Schedule 16 of the Armed Forces Act 20064.