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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-courts-act-2026/section-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/19",
  "legislation_title": "Victims and Courts Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-courts-act-2026",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Commencement and transitional provision",
  "text": "(1) Except as mentioned in subsections (2) and (3), this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.\n(2) The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—\n(a) section 11 (appointment of Crown Prosecutors);\n(b) section 12 (private prosecutions: costs payable out of central funds);\n(c) section 13(1), (2)(a) to (c), and (3) (reviews of sentencing: time limits);\n(d) section 14 (reviews of sentencing: duty to notify victims);\n(e) section 15 (terms of imprisonment for certain offences on summary conviction).\n(3) Sections 16​ and 17, ​this section​ and ​section 19 ​come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.\n(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional provision and savings in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.\n(5) Transitional provision and savings made under this section are additional, and without prejudice, to those made by or under any other provision of this Act.\n(6) Regulations under this section may make different provision for different purposes.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 18(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/19/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:41:27.867027+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}