uksi/2017/739 — The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017

2017 No. 739 (C. 58) Criminal Law The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017 Made 12th July 2017 The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 58(5) and (7) of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 , make the following Regulations: Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017. Commencement 2 Section 47 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 comes into force on 17th July 2017. 3 The remaining provisions of Part 3 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 come into force on 30th September 2017. Heather Wheeler Andrew Griffiths Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 12th July 2017 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are the first commencement regulations made under the Criminal Finances Act 2017. The Regulations bring Part 3 of the Act (corporate offences of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion) into force on 30th September 2017, save for section 47 (guidance about preventing facilitation of tax evasion offences) which is brought into force on 17th July 2017. However, any guidance published under section 47 will come into operation by virtue of further regulations.