2015 No. 800
Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Serious Crime Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2015

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(2) and (3)(c) of the Serious Crime Act 20151:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2015.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 3rd May 2015.

(3)

In these Regulations “the 2003 Act” means the Sexual Offences Act 20032.

Amendment to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of Particularly Serious Crimes) Order 20042.

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Specification of Particularly Serious Crimes) Order 20043—

(a)

in the entry relating to section 48(1) of the 2003 Act, for “to become a prostitute or be involved in pornography” substitute “to be sexually exploited”; and

(b)

in the entries relating to sections 49(1) and 50(1) of the 2003 Act, for “prostitution or involvement in pornography” substitute “sexual exploitation”.

Amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 20063.

In Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 20064—

(a)

in paragraph 3(m) and (o), for “child prostitution or pornography” substitute “sexual exploitation of a child”; and

(b)

in paragraph 3(n), for “prostitute or a child involved in pornography” substitute “in relation to sexual exploitation”.

Amendment to the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 20074.

In the table in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 20075—

(a)

in the entry relating to section 48 of the 2003 Act, for “child prostitution or pornography” substitute “sexual exploitation of a child”;

(b)

in the entry relating to section 49 of the 2003 Act, for “prostitute” substitute “in relation to sexual exploitation”; and

(c)

in the entry relating to section 50 of the 2003 Act, for “Facilitating child prostitution” substitute “Arranging or facilitating sexual exploitation of a child”.

Amendment to the Armed Forces (Review of Court Martial Sentence) Order 20095.

In paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Armed Forces (Review of Court Martial Sentence) Order 20096—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (f)(xiii) and (xv), for “child prostitution or pornography” substitute “sexual exploitation of a child”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (f)(xiv), for “prostitute or a child involved in pornography” substitute “in relation to sexual exploitation”.

Amendment to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 20136.

In the table in Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 20137—

(a)

in the entry relating to section 48 of the 2003 Act, for “child prostitution or pornography” substitute “sexual exploitation of a child”;

(b)

in the entry relating to section 49 of the 2003 Act, for “prostitute” substitute “in relation to sexual exploitation”; and

(c)

in the entry relating to section 50 of the 2003 Act, for “Facilitating child prostitution” substitute “Arranging or facilitating sexual exploitation of a child”.

Karen Bradley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to references to the offences in sections 48 to 50 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c.42) in secondary legislation consequential on the commencement of section 68 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), which substituted references to child prostitution and pornography in those provisions with the term “child sexual exploitation”.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.