2017 No. 451 (C. 39)

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 20151.

Citation1

These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 20172

Section 67 (sexual communication with a child) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 comes into force on 3rd April 2017.

Elizabeth TrussSecretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the sixth commencement regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9). Regulation 2 commences section 67 of that Act, which inserts a new section 15A into the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) containing the offence of sexual communication with a child.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9) have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 1 to 12

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 13

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

Section 14

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Sections 16 to 22

01.03.2016

S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)

Section 23

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

Sections 24 to 36

01.06.2015

S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)

Section 37

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 38 (partially)

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

01.03.2016

S.S.I. 2016/11(C. 1)

Sections 39 and 40

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Sections 41 to 45

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 46

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

Sections 47 to 49

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 50

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

Section 51

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Sections 52 to 66

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Sections 68 and 69

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 73

17.07.2015

S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)

Sections 74 and 75

31.10.2015

S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)

Sections 76 and 77

29.12.2015

S.I. 2015/1976 (C. 122)

Section 78

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 79

10.11.2015

S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)

Section 84

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Section 85(partially)

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

17.07.2015

S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)

03.05.2015

S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)

01.06.2015

S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)

31.10.2015

S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

01.03.2016

S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)

Schedule 1

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

Schedules 2 and 3

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

Schedule 4 (partially)

03.05.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

03.05.2015

S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)

01.06.2015

S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)

01.06.2015

S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)

17.07.2015

S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)

31.10.2015

S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)

01.03.2016

S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)

01.03.2016

S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)