This Order brings into force, on 1^st June 2021, section 13 of the Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17) which inserts Article 53A into the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (1341/N.I. 12) (definition of “qualifying offence”). It brings that section into force for the purposes of provisions of enactments where that definition applies, including paragraphs 44 and 45 of Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3) which relate to biometric data.

The provisions at 13(2) (l), (n) and (r) of the Act have been brought into force, for the same purposes as this Order, by the Crime and Security Act 2010 (Commencement No.8) Order 2021.