Provisions coming into force on 3rd December 20122.
Subject to articles 3 to 7, the following provisions of the Act come into force on 3rd December 2012—
(a)
Chapter 1 of Part 3 (sentencing) except—
(i)
section 67(2)(a) and (5)(a) (court’s powers in relation to an offender following a finding that the offender has breached a community order);
(ii)
(iii)
section 78(3) so far as it relates to alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirements; and
(iv)
sections 85 to 88 (fines);
(b)
Chapter 2 of Part 3 (bail);
(c)
Chapter 3 of Part 3 (remands of children otherwise than on bail);
(d)
(e)
Chapter 5 of Part 3 (dangerous offenders);
(f)
Chapter 6 of Part 3 (prisoners etc) except section 129;
(g)
Schedule 9 (changes to powers to make suspended sentence orders: consequential and transitory provision);
(h)
Schedule 10 (repeal of sections 181 to 188 of Criminal Justice Act 2003: consequential amendments);
(i)
Schedule 11 (amendments of enactments relating to bail);
(j)
Schedule 12 (remands of children otherwise than on bail: minor and consequential amendments);
(k)
Schedule 13 (crediting of time in custody);
(l)
Schedule 14 (prisoners serving less than 12 months: consequential amendments);
(m)
Schedule 15 (application of sections 108 to 119 and transitional and transitory provision);
(n)
Schedule 16 (amendments of Criminal Justice Act 2003: transitional and consequential provision);
(o)
Schedule 17 (Criminal Justice Act 2003: restatement of transitional provision);
(p)
Schedule 18 (life sentence for second listed offence etc: new Schedule 15B to Criminal Justice Act 2003);
(q)
Schedule 19 (life sentence for second listed offence: consequential and transitory provision);
(r)
Schedule 20 (release of new extended sentence prisoners: consequential amendments of Chapter 6 of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);
(s)
Schedule 21 (abolition of certain sentences for dangerous offenders and new extended sentences: consequential and transitory provision); and
(t)
Schedule 22 (dangerous offenders subject to service law etc).