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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Commencement Regulations are made under the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c.9) (“the 2015 Act”). The Department of Justice, under section 88(3) and (10) of the 2015 Act, has power to commence those provisions in relation to the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (1980 c.47), the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c.29) (“the 2002 Act”) and the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c.42).

Regulation 2 brings into operation on 3rd May 2015 the consequential amendments in Schedule 4 to the 2015 Act that relate to the provisions in section 69 (possession of paedophile manual) of the Act.

Regulation 3 brings into operation on 1st June 2015 provisions of the 2015 Act relating to confiscation under Part 4 of the 2002 Act as well as the consequential amendments in Schedule 4 to the 2015 Act that relate to these provisions.