Provisions coming into force on 3rd May 20152

The following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015 come into force on 3rd May 2015—

a

section 41 (unauthorised acts causing, or creating risk of, serious damage);

b

section 42 (obtaining articles for purposes relating to computer misuse);

c

section 43 (territorial scope of computer misuse offence);

d

section 44 (savings);

e

section 45 (offence of participating in activities of organised crime group);

f

section 47 (serious crime prevention orders: meaning of “serious offence”);

g

section 48 (powers of crown court to replace orders on breach);

h

section 49 (extension of order where person charged);

i

in section 50 (serious crime prevention orders and financial reporting etc), subsections (1)(a) and (c) and (2);

j

sections 52 to 65 (seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents);

k

section 66 (child cruelty offence);

l

section 68 (child sexual exploitation);

m

section 69 (possession of paedophile manual);

n

section 84 (termination of pregnancy on grounds of sex of foetus);

o

section 85(1) (minor and consequential amendments), for the purposes of the provisions listed in sub-paragraph (r) of this regulation;

p

Schedule 2 (execution of search and seizure warrants);

q

Schedule 3 (paedophile manuals: providers of information society services); and

r

in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—

i

paragraph 1;

ii

paragraph 2;

iii

paragraphs 7 to 12;

iv

paragraph 18;

v

paragraph 58;

vi

paragraph 62;

vii

paragraphs 64 and 65;

viii

paragraph 66(1) and (3);

ix

paragraph 68(1) and (3) to (5);

x

paragraph 69;

xi

paragraph 70(1), (3) and (4);

xii

paragraph 72;

xiii

paragraph 73(1) and (5);

xiv

paragraph 75;

xv

paragraphs 76 to 80;

xvi

paragraph 81;

xvii

paragraph 82; and

xviii

paragraph 90.