http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/9

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/120

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

An Act to provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material; to impose consent and other requirements in relation to certain processing of biometric information relating to children; to provide for a code of practice about surveillance camera systems and for the appointment and role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; to provide for judicial approval in relation to certain authorisations and notices under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of powers of entry and associated powers and for codes of practice and other safeguards in relation to such powers; to make provision about vehicles left on land; to amend the maximum detention period for terrorist suspects; to replace certain stop and search powers and to provide for a related code of practice; to make provision about the safeguarding of vulnerable groups and about criminal records including provision for the establishment of the Disclosure and Barring Service and the dissolution of the Independent Safeguarding Authority; to disregard convictions and cautions for certain abolished offences; to make provision about the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities and to make other provision about freedom of information and the Information Commissioner; to make provision about the trafficking of people for exploitation and about stalking; to repeal certain enactments; and for connected purposes.

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Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

art. 2-9

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Sch. 1

para. 7A

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019

Sch. 2

para. 20

s. 27(2)(b)

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

specified provision(s)

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2014

art. 2(2)

art. 1

Part 7Miscellaneous and general

General

120Commencement

1

Subject as follows, this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

2

The provisions mentioned in subsection (3) come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.

3

The provisions are—

a

Chapter 2 of Part 1 so far as relating to schools in Wales and further education institutions in Wales,

b

sections 39(1), 40, 41 and 43 to 46 so far as they confer functions on the Welsh Ministers,

c

section 53 and Schedule 3, and

d

section 56 and Schedule 4 so far as relating to land in Wales.

4

The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

a

section 39(2) and Schedule 2, and

b

Part 2 of Schedule 10 (and section 115(2) so far as relating to that Part of that Schedule).

5

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

a

sections 88 to 91,

b

section 113, Part 12 of Schedule 9 and Part 10 of Schedule 10 (and section 115(1) and (2) so far as relating to those Parts of those Schedules), and

c

sections 115(3) to (7) and 116 to 119, this section and section 121.