Prospective

Appointed day S

2.  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).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 1.3.2016, see reg. 1