Commencement
- Section 90(1) provides for section 71 (consent to serious harm for sexual gratification not a defence); section 75 (strategy for prosecution and management of offenders); section 81 (review of processing of victims’ personal data for immigration purposes); section 83 (report on the use of contact centres in England) and the general provisions in sections 85 to 89 and 91 (powers to make consequential or transitional provision, regulations, financial provisions, extent, commencement and short title) to come into force on Royal Assent. In addition, any power to make regulations under the Bill also comes into force on Royal Assent.
- Sections 69 (threats to disclose private sexual photographs or films), 72 and 74(1) and Part 1 of Schedule 3 (extraterritorial jurisdiction) come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
- Section 80 (prohibition on charging for medical evidence of domestic abuse) comes into force on 1 October 2021.
- Section 74(2) and Part 2 of Schedule 3 come into force in accordance with provision contained in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
- Sections 73 and 74(3) and Part 3 of Schedule 3 come into force in accordance with provision contained in an order made by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.
- The remaining provisions of this Act come into force in accordance with provision contained in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
