Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27)

Part 1 U.K. Serious Crime Prevention Orders

General safeguards in relation to orders E+W+N.I.

[F1 7 Other exceptions E+W+N.I.

(1) A person may not be made the subject of a serious crime prevention order in England and Wales if the person falls within a description specified by order of the Secretary of State.

[F2 (1A) A person may not be made the subject of a serious crime prevention order in Scotland if the person falls within a description specified by order of the Scottish Ministers.]

(2) A person may not be made the subject of a serious crime prevention order in Northern Ireland if the person falls within a description specified by order of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 7 substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), Sch. 10 para. 3 (with arts. 28-31)

F2 S. 7(1A) inserted (1.3.2016) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), s. 88(1), Sch. 1 para. 8; S.I. 2016/148, reg. 3(f)