LegalizeThe Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017
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 2015[^f00001].
Citation
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017.
Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 2017
2
Section 67 (sexual communication with a child) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 comes into force on 3rd April 2017.
Signed
Elizabeth Truss — Secretary of State — Ministry of Justice — 20th March 2017
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
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.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2015 c. 9.
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