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).