1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2015.
(2) In these Regulations “the 2015 Act” means the Serious Crime Act 2015.
2. The following provisions of the 2015 Act come into force on 31st October 2015—
(a)section 74 (duty to notify police of female genital mutilation);
(b)section 75 (guidance about female genital mutilation);
(c)section 85(1) (minor and consequential amendments), for the purposes of paragraph 60 of Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments); and
(d)paragraph 60 of Schedule 4.
3. Section 79 of the 2015 Act (throwing articles into prisons) comes into force on 10th November 2015.
Karen Bradley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
20th October 2015