The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2015/1472 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 1472
MODERN SLAVERY
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2015
6thJuly2015
8thJuly2015
31stJuly2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57(2) and (3) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015( 1).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 31st July 2015.
Amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 2006
2. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) Order 2006( 2) is amended as follows.
3. In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (Descriptions of cases to which Part 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988( 3) is to apply), after sub-paragraph (k) insert-
"(l) an offence under section 1 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour), 2 (human trafficking) or 4 (committing an offence with intent to commit a human trafficking offence) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.".
Amendments to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009
4. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009( 4) are amended as follows.
5. In Part 2 of the table in paragraph 2 of the Schedule (prescribed criteria - automatic inclusion in the children's barred list with the right to make representations) insert the following entry at the appropriate place-
"Modern Slavery Act 2015, section 2".
6. In Part 2 of the table in paragraph 4 of the Schedule (prescribed criteria - automatic inclusion in the adults' barred list with the right to make representations) insert the following entry in the appropriate place-
"Modern Slavery Act 2015, section 2".
Amendment to the Armed Forces (Review of Court Martial Sentence) Order 2009
7. The Armed Forces (Review of Court Martial Sentence) Order 2009( 5) is amended as follows.
8. In paragraph 1 of the Schedule (Description of cases specified for the purposes of section 273(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006( 6)) after sub-paragraph (f) insert-
"(g) an offence under section 1 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour), 2 (human trafficking) or 4 (committing an offence with intent to commit a human trafficking offence) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.".
Amendments to the Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) Rules 2009
9.-(1) The Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) Rules 2009( 7) are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 74(1), after the definition of "intermediary" insert-
""modern slavery offence" means an offence under section 42 as respects which the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is-
(a) an offence under section 1 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour) or 2 (human trafficking) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015;
(b) an offence of attempting or conspiring to commit such an offence; or
(c) an offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (encouraging and assisting crime) where the offence (or one of the offences) which the offender intended or believed would be committed is a modern slavery offence;".
(3) In rule 76(2)(a), after "sexual offence" insert "or a modern slavery offence".
(4) In rule 79(a), after "sexual offence" insert "or a modern slavery...
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