Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2 and Specification of Commencement Date) Order 2012.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 .

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2012

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2012—

(a) section 45(1) and (8) (amendments to section 58AA of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990( 2 ) to enable rules of court to be made for the assessment of costs in proceedings where a party in whose favour a costs order has been made has entered into a damages-based agreement);

(b) section 55 (payment of additional amount to successful claimant);

(c) section 61 (payments in respect of pro bono representation before the Supreme Court);

(d) section 62 (costs in criminal cases);

(e) section 140 (no rehabilitation for certain immigration or nationality purposes);

(f) section 141(7) to (9) and (12) (transitional provision in respect of section 140);

(g) Schedule 7 (costs in criminal cases); and

(h) Schedule 8 (costs in criminal cases: service courts).

Specification of commencement date for the purposes of section 141(7) to (9) of the Act

3. The commencement date for the purposes of section 141(7) to (9) of the Act is 1st October 2012.