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Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Commencement

476.The following provisions of the Act come into force on Royal Assent:

  • Sections 88 to 91 which make provision for the transfer of functions, property, rights or liabilities from the ISA and the CRB to the Disclosure and Barring Service;

  • Section 113 (and associated provisions in Part 12 of Schedule 9 and Part 10 of Schedule 10) which repeals section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 which makes provision for certain fraud trials to be conducted without a jury; and

  • in Part 7 (miscellaneous and general), sections 115(3) to (7) and 116 to 121.

477.The following provisions of the Act come into force two months after Royal Assent:

  • section 39(2) and Schedule 2 (and associated provisions in Part 2 of Schedule 10) which repeal a number of powers of entry.

478.All other provisions will be brought into force by means of commencement orders made by the Secretary of State or, in the case of certain provisions relating to Wales in Chapter 2 of Part 1 (protection of biometric information on children in schools); Chapter 1 of Part 3 (powers of entry); and section 56 and Schedule 4 (keeper liability for certain parking charges), by the Welsh Ministers.

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