Provisions coming into force on 1st February 20152

The following provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 come into force on 1st February 2015—

a

section 1 (reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally);

b

section 2 (supervision after end of sentence);

c

section 3 (breach of supervision requirements);

d

section 4 (supervision of certain young offenders after release from detention);

e

section 5 (consecutive terms);

f

section 6 (supervision of certain young offenders after detention and training order);

g

section 7 (minor and consequential provision);

h

section 8 (extended sentences: length of extension period);

i

section 9 (recall and further release of offenders);

j

section 11 (drug testing);

k

section 12 (drug appointments);

l

section 13 (drug testing and appointments: transfer within the British Islands);

m

section 15 (rehabilitation activity requirement);

n

section 16 (programme requirement);

o

section 17 (attendance centre requirement);

p

section 18 (duty to obtain permission before changing residence), except in so far as—

i

subsection (5) inserts new paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 8 to the Criminal Justice Act 20032, and

ii

subsection (8) inserts new paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 12 to the Criminal Justice Act 20033;

q

section 19 (amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006), in so far as it is not already in force;

r

section 21(1) (transitional provision etc);

s

Schedule 1 (supervision requirements);

t

Schedule 2 (supervision default orders: new Schedule 19A to Criminal Justice Act 2003);

u

Schedule 3 (release and supervision: minor and consequential provision);

v

Schedule 5 (rehabilitation activity requirement: consequential provision);

w

Schedule 6 (offenders sentenced by service courts), in so far as it is not already in force, and

x

Schedule 7 (cases to which this Act applies).