The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2710 (c. 105)

SECURITY INDUSTRY

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003

Made

21st October 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26(2) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001(1), hereby makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2003.

(2) In this Order, “the 2001 Act” means the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

2.  The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st November 2003:

(a) section 7 (licensing criteria);

(b) section 8(4)(a) (licences to engage in licensable conduct), for the purposes of making regulations;

(c) section 20 (guidance as to exercise of power of entry).

3.  The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st February 2004:

(a) section 3(3), (4), (5) and (6) (conduct prohibited without a licence) to the extent not already in force;

(b) section 4 (exemptions from licensing requirement) to the extent not already in force;

(c) section 8 (licences to engage in licensable conduct) to the extent not already in force;

(d) section 9 (licence conditions) to the extent not already in force;

(e) section 10 (revocation and modification of licences);

(f) section 11 (appeals in licensing matters);

(g) section 12 (register of licences);

(h) section 13 (licensing at local authority level) to the extent not already in force;

(i) section 19 (powers of entry and inspection);

(j) section 22 (false information);

(k) section 23 (criminal liability of directors etc);

(l) Schedule 2(2) to the extent not already in force.

Hazel Blears

Minister of State

Home Office

21st October 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 set out in article 2 on 1st November 2003 to the extent specified.

The provisions set out in article 3 are brought into force on 1st February 2004 to the extent specified.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1 (in part)	1st January 2003	2002/3125
Section 1 (remainder)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 2	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 3 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 4 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 8 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 9 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 13 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 15 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 17 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 24	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Section 25	1st January 2003	2002/3125
Schedule 1 (in part)	1st January 2003	2002/3125
Schedule 1 (remainder)	1st April 2003	2002/3125
Schedule 2 (in part)	1st April 2003	2002/3125

(1)

2001 c. 12.

(2)

Schedule 2 is prospectively amended by section 198 of and paragraph 118 of Schedule 6 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17).