Provisions coming into force on 29th November 20223.

The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 29th November 2022—

(a)

section 168 (locations for sexual offender notification);

(b)

section 169 (offences outside the United Kingdom: notification requirements);

(c)

section 170 (notification orders: Scotland);

(d)

section 171 (applications by British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police);

(e)

in section 172 (list of countries)—

(i)

subsection (5)(a) to (h);

(ii)

subsection (6) to (10);

(f)

section 173 (requirement for courts and certain persons to have regard to the list of countries);

(g)

section 174 (standard of proof);

(h)

section 175 (sexual harm prevention orders: power to impose positive requirements);

(i)

section 176 (sexual risk orders: power to impose positive requirements);

(j)

section 177(1) to (6) (positive requirements: further amendments);

(k)

section 179 (positive requirements and electronic monitoring requirements: service courts).