These notes refer to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30)
which received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015
PART 7: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
260. Sections 55 to 62 contain miscellaneous and general provisions. Section 55 requires the Secretary of State to publish a paper on the role of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority within a year of Royal Assent, and to consult on that paper. Section 56 defines certain terms used in the Act. Section 57 and Schedule 5 make minor and consequential amendments and allow the Secretary of State by regulations to make consequential provision (including by changing any other legislation). Section 58 concerns the parliamentary procedure to be adopted for the regulation making powers under the Act. Section 60 sets out that the Act will extend to England and Wales only, apart from sections relating to the Independent Antislavery Commissioner, maritime powers, Overseas Domestic Workers, transparency in supply chains etc and Part 7, which include UK provisions (and subject to some consequential amendments having the same extent as the provisions being amended). Section 61 deals with commencement.
COMMENCEMENT
261. There is a special procedure in relation to section 48(1) to (6) which is set out in the notes dealing with that section. The main provisions of the Act (Parts 1-6) will be brought into force by means of regulations made by the Secretary of State, with the exception of section 48(7) which will commence automatically two months after Royal Assent. Part 7 will commence on Royal Assent, except for section 57(1) and Schedule 5 (consequential amendments) which will be brought into force by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
HANSARD REFERENCES
262. The table below sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Bill’s passage through Parliament.
| Stage | Date | Hansard reference | Bill Print |
| House of Commons | |||
| Introduction | 10 June 2014 | Vol. 582 Col. 413 | Bill on Introduction |
| Second Reading | 8 July 2014 | Vol. 584 Cols. 166 – 260 | |
| Committee | 21 July 2014 | Public Bill Committee-Modern Slavery Bill (Bill 008) 2014 - 2015 | |
| 2 September 2014 | |||
| 4 September 2014 | |||
| 9 September 2014 | |||
| 11 September 2014 | |||
| 14 October 2014 | |||
| Report and Third Reading | 4 November 2014 | Vol. 587 Cols. 683-795 | Bill as amended in Committee |
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