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

S.I. 2017/451 · Made 20 March 2017

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Criminal Law, England And Wales

Made 20th 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 2015f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2015 c. 9.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 2017
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

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

2Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 2017

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

Signature

Elizabeth Truss

Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

20th March 2017

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.