Article 2 Appointed Dates
The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 1st April 2009 —
section 1(5) (Youth rehabilitation orders) in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (g);
section 125 (Parenting contracts and parenting orders: local authorities);
section 143 (Persistent sales of tobacco to persons under 18);
section 146 (Convention against human trafficking);
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);
section 149 (Repeals and revocations) in so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (j) ;
paragraphs 26(5) and 35 of Schedule 1 (Further provision about youth rehabilitation orders);
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 1998f1;
paragraph 37 of Schedule 27 (Transitory, transitional and saving provisions); and
Part 7 of Schedule 28 (Repeals and revocations).
The date appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2008 Act is 27th April 2009—
section 35 (Referral conditions);
section 36 (Power to revoke a referral order);
section 37 (Extension of period for which young offender contract has effect);
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);
section 149 (Repeals and revocations) in so far as it relates to the provision specified in sub-paragraph (g);
paragraphs 40, 42, 43 and 49 of Schedule 26 (Minor and consequential amendments); and
in Part 2 (Sentencing) of Schedule 28 (Repeals and revocations), the entry relating to section 17 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000f2.