Appointed dayI12
1st March 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (“the Act”)—
a
section 16 (orders for securing compliance with confiscation order);
b
section 17 (compliance orders: appeals by prosecutor);
c
section 18 (accused persons unlawfully at large);
d
section 19 (enforcement of confiscation orders);
e
section 20 (conditions for exercise of restraint order powers);
f
section 21 (continuation of restraint order after conviction quashed or verdict set aside);
g
section 22 (conditions for exercise of search and seizure powers);
h
section 38(3) (confiscation investigations);
i
section 85(1) (minor and consequential amendments), so far as it relates to the provisions mentioned in paragraph (j) of this regulation; and
j
paragraphs 16, 35, 42, 43 and 45 of Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments).