Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 511 (C. 47)

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2017

Made

30th March 2017

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015(1).

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 2017

2.  The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 come into force on 3rd April 2017—

(a)section 85(1) (minor and consequential amendments), for the purposes of the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (b) of this regulation; and

(b)in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—

(i)paragraph 63;

(ii)paragraph 66(2);

(iii)paragraph 68(2); and

(iv)paragraph 70(2).

Phillip Lee

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

30th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the seventh commencement regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9) (“the 2015 Act”). Regulation 2 brings into force on 3 April 2017 the consequential provisions in Schedule 4 to the 2015 Act relevant to the commencement of section 67 of that Act by SI 2017/451.

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:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Sections 1 to 1201.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 1301.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Section 1401.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 16 to 2201.03.2016S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)
Section 2301.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Sections 24 to 3601.06.2015S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
Section 3701.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 38 (partially)01.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
01.03.2016S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)
Sections 39 and 4001.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 41 to 4503.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 4601.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Sections 47 to 4903.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 5003.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
01.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Section 5101.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Sections 52 to 6603.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 6703.04.2017S.I. 2017/451 (C. 39)
Sections 68 and 6903.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 7317.07.2015S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)
Sections 74 and 7531.10.2015S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
Sections 76 and 7729.12.2015S.I. 2015/1976 (C. 122)
Section 7801.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 7910.11.2015S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
Section 8403.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Section 85(partially)03.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
01.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
17.07.2015S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)
03.05.2015S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
01.06.2015S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
31.10.2015S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
01.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
01.03.2016S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)
Schedule 101.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
Schedules 2 and 303.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
Schedule 4 (partially)03.05.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
03.05.2015S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
01.06.2015S.I. 2015/820 (C. 52)
01.06.2015S.R. 2015/190 (C. 11)
17.07.2015S.I. 2015/1428 (C. 80)
31.10.2015S.I. 2015/1809 (C. 112)
01.03.2016S.I. 2016/148 (C. 12)
01.03.2016S.S.I. 2016/11 (C. 1)