Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 823
Modern Slavery
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Code of Practice) Regulations 2016
Made
1st August 2016
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 5(6) of Schedule 2 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
The code which is brought into operation by these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 5(10) of Schedule 2 to that Act.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with paragraph 5(8) of Schedule 2 to that Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Code of Practice) Regulations 2016, and come into force on the seventh day after the day on which they are made.
Date on which this code of practice comes into operation
2. The code of practice issued under paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 2 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (code of practice on the exercise of powers of arrest under paragraph 4 of that Schedule) which was laid before Parliament on 14th March 2016 comes into operation on the day on which these Regulations come into force.
Sarah Newton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
1st August 2016