EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirements) Piloting Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1777) which brought into force section 76 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), only in relation to the South London local justice area, for a period of 12 months beginning with 31st July 2014. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirements) Piloting (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1480) extended the period of time for which section 76 is in force, in that area, by a period of 6 months. This Order further extends the period of time for which section 76 is in force, in that area, to the end of 31st March 2016.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.