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.