Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 15, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2016.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Crime and Courts Act 2013.

Provisions coming into force on 17th October 2016

2. —(1) Subject to articles 3 and 4, the following provisions of the Act come into force on 17th October 2016 in relation to the local justice areas( 2 ) specified in paragraph (2)—

(a) section 44 (dealing non-custodially with offenders), so far as relating to Part 4 of Schedule 16 to the Act, and

(b) Part 4 of Schedule 16 (electronic monitoring of offenders).

(2) The specified local justice areas are—

(a) Birmingham and Solihull;

(b) Black Country;

(c) Central and South West Staffordshire;

(d) Coventry and Warwickshire;

(e) Leicestershire and Rutland;

(f) North Staffordshire;

(g) Nottinghamshire, and

(h) South East Staffordshire.

Period for which the provisions of the Act remain in force

3. Subject to article 4, the provisions of the Act brought into force by article 2 cease to be in force at the end of 13th October 2017.

Transitional and savings provisions

4. —(1) The provisions of the Act brought into force by article 2 do not apply in relation to electronic monitoring requirements imposed by a court in accordance with section 215 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003( 3 ) in the areas specified in article 2(2) before 17th October 2016.

(2) Article 3 does not affect the continued application after 13th October 2017 of an electronic monitoring requirement imposed by a court in the areas specified in article 2(2) on or after 17th October 2016 and before or on 13th October 2017 and the provisions brought into force by article 2 shall continue to have effect after 13th October 2017 in relation to any such requirements imposed during that period.