The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2398

Security Industry

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009

Made

3rd September 2009

Laid before Parliament

8th September 2009

Coming into force

1st October 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(2)(a) and section 24(5)(b) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001(1), having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 24(1) of that Act.

In accordance with section 24(4)(2) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted with the Scottish Ministers and the Security Industry Authority.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st October 2009.

Amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007

2.—(1) The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007(3) are amended by substituting for the form set out in Schedule 1 to those Regulations the form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(2) An application made on a form prescribed by Schedule 1 to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007, as it was in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations, shall be deemed to have been made on the corresponding form prescribed by Schedule 1 to these Regulations if received on or before 31st March 2010.

Alan Campbell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

3rd September 2009

Schedule 1 Application form to engage in licensable conduct

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 by replacing the form prescribed for the purposes of section 8(2)(a) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (licences to engage in licensable conduct) with a new form, as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. Regulation 2(2) is a transitional provision allowing the existing application form to be used until 31st March 2010.

(1)

2001 (c.12).

(2)

Section 24(4) of the Private Security Act 2001 has been amended by paragraph 11(e) of Schedule 15 to the Serious Organised Crime Act 2005 (c. 15).

(3)

S.I. 2007/810, as amended by S.I. 2007/2504; there are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.