Statutory Instruments
Family Law, England And Wales
Family Law, Northern Ireland
Made
25th June 2015
The Secretary of State, having consulted the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland in accordance with section 88(7)(e) of the Serious Crime Act 2015(1), makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 88(1) of that Act.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2015.
2. The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 come into force on 17th July 2015—
(a)section 73 (female genital mutilation protection orders);
(b)section 85(1) (minor and consequential amendments), for the purposes of the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (c) of this regulation; and
(c)in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—
(i)paragraph 5;
(ii)paragraph 13;
(iii)paragraph 17;
(iv)paragraph 87(2); and
(v)paragraph 88.
Mike Penning
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
25th June 2015
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the second commencement regulations made under the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9) (“the 2015 Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force on 17th July 2015 section 73 of the 2015 Act, which inserts new section 5A of and Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 (c. 31) to make provision for female genital mutilation protection orders in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland. Regulation 2 also brings into force on the same day consequential amendments in Schedule 4 to the 2015 Act that relate to these provisions.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 were brought into force by Statutory Instrument before these Regulations were made.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 to 4 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 5 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 6 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 7 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 8 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 9 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 10 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 11 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 12 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 14 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 37 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 39 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 40 | 01.06.15 | 2015/820 |
| Section 41 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 42 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 43 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 44 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 45 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 47 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 48 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 49 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 50 (partially) | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 51 | 01.06.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Sections 52 to 65 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 66 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 68 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 69 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 78 | 01.06.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 84 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 85(1) (partially) | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Section 85(1) (partially) | 01.06.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Schedule 2 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Schedule 3 | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 03.05.2015 | 2015/820 |
| Schedule 4 (partially) | 01.06.2015 | 2015/820 |