Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2009.

(2) In this Order, “the 2008 Act” means the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.

Appointed Dates

2. —(1) The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 1 ^st April 2009 —

(a) section 1(5) (Youth rehabilitation orders) in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (g);

(b) section 125 (Parenting contracts and parenting orders: local authorities);

(c) section 143 (Persistent sales of tobacco to persons under 18);

(d) section 146 (Convention against human trafficking);

(e) section 148(2) (Consequential etc. amendments and transitional and saving provision) in so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (i);

(f) section 149 (Repeals and revocations) in so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (j) ;

(g) paragraphs 26(5) and 35 of Schedule 1 (Further provision about youth rehabilitation orders);

(h) paragraph 3 of Schedule 9 (Alternatives to prosecution for offenders under 18) but only to the extent that it inserts section 66C (Financial penalties) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998( 2 );

(i) paragraph 37 of Schedule 27 (Transitory, transitional and saving provisions); and

(j) Part 7 of Schedule 28 (Repeals and revocations).

(2) The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 27 ^th April 2009—

(a) section 35 (Referral conditions);

(b) section 36 (Power to revoke a referral order);

(c) section 37 (Extension of period for which young offender contract has effect);

(d) section 148(1) (Consequential etc. amendments and transitional and saving provision) in so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (f);

(e) section 149 (Repeals and revocations) in so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (g);

(f) paragraphs 40, 42, 43 and 49 of Schedule 26 (Minor and consequential amendments); and

(g) in Part 2 (Sentencing) of Schedule 28 (Repeals and revocations), the entry relating to section 17 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000( 3 ).