The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2015

Made22nd October 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(1) and (8) of the Modern Slavery Act 20151, makes the following Regulations.

Citation and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2015.

2

In these Regulations “the 2015 Act” means the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Commencement of section 54 of the 2015 Act2

Section 54 of the 2015 Act (transparency in supply chains etc) comes into force on 29th October 2015.

Transitional provision3

The commencement of section 54 of the 2015 Act (transparency in supply chains etc.) does not have effect in respect of a financial year ending before 31st March 2016.

Karen BradleyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateHome Office22nd October 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the third commencement regulations made under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) (“the 2015 Act”).

Regulation 2 brings into force the provision of the 2015 Act relating to transparency in supply chains.

Regulation 3 contains transitional provision so that a commercial organisation with a financial year that ends before 31st March 2016 does not have to make a slavery and human trafficking statement in respect of that financial year.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Act were brought into force by Statutory Instrument before these Regulations were made.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Parts 1 and 2	31st July 2015	2015/1476
Part 4	31st July 2015	2015/1476
Sections 45 to 47	31st July 2015	2015/1476
Section 49	15th October 2015	2015/1590
Section 51	15th October 2015	2015/1590
Section 52	1st November 2015	2015/1590
Section 53	15th October 2015	2015/1590
Schedule 1	31st July 2015	2015/1476
Schedules 3 and 4	31st July 2015	2015/1476
Schedule 5 (partially)	31st July 2015	2015/1476