LegalizeThe Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2015
Made: 4th December 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 88(1) of the Serious Crime Act 2015[^f00001], makes the following Regulations.
Citation and interpretation
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2015.
Provisions coming into force on 29th December 2015
2
The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 come into force on 29th December 2015—
- (a) section 76 (coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship);
- (b) section 77 (guidance about investigation of offences under section 76).
Signed
Karen Bradley — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — Home Office — 4th December 2015
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations are the fourth set of commencement regulations made under the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9) (“the 2015 Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force on 29th December 2015 sections 76 and 77 of the 2015 Act. Section 76 creates a new offence of coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship and section 77 allows the Secretary of State to issue guidance about the investigation of offences under section 76 to whoever the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2015 c. 9.
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