Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Order 2012.

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

Provisions coming into force on 3rd December 2012

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 3rd December 2012—

(a) section 142 (offences of threatening with article with blade or point or offensive weapon in public or on school premises);

(b) section 143 (offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving);

(c) section 145 (scrap metal dealing: increase in penalties for existing offences), subject to article 3;

(d) section 146 (offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc );

(e) section 147 (review of offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc);

(f) Schedule 26 (knives and offensive weapons: minor and consequential amendments) except paragraph 19; and

(g) Schedule 27 (causing serious injury by dangerous driving: minor and consequential amendments).

Saving provision in relation to increase in penalties for existing scrap metal dealing offences

3. The amendments made by section 145 of the Act do not apply in relation to any offence committed before 3rd December 2012.