2017 No. 183 (C. 15)
The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 20161.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 3rd July 2017.
Appointed day2
3rd July 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016—
a
section 2 (intimate images offence);
b
section 3 (interpretation of section 2); and
c
section 4 and schedule 1 (how section 2 applies to providers of information society services).
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Provision of the Act | Date of Commencement | Instrument number |
---|---|---|
Section 1 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 5 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 6 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 7 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 8 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 9 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 41 | 24th April 2017 | |
Section 43 for the purpose of commencing paragraph 6 of schedule 2 | 24th April 2017 | |
paragraph 6 of schedule 2 | 24th April 2017 |