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Policing and Crime Act 2017

Contents

Commencement

  1. Section 183(5) provides for the following provisions to come into force on Royal Assent:
    • Section 124 (amending the names of police areas);
    • Sections 164, 165 and 167 (pardons for certain abolished offences: England and Wales);
    • Section 179 (powers of litter authorities in Scotland);
    • Sections 180 to 184 (general provisions);
    • Any powers to make regulations, orders, rules, codes of practice and guidance. In relation to the power to make orders under new section 4A of the 2004 Act, an example of an effect of section 183(5)(e) is also to bring into force on Royal Assent new Schedule A1 to the 2004 Act (inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1) which sets out the procedure for an order under new section 4A.
  2. Section 183(6) provides for the following provisions to come into force two months after Royal Assent:
    • Section 76 (PACE: audio recording of interviews);
    • Section 157 and Schedule 19 (Powers of NCA officers to enter into collaboration agreements);
    • Section 158 (Power of NCA officers in relation to customs matters);
    • Section 173 and 174 (Anonymity of victims of forced marriage);
    • Section 176 (Child sexual exploitation: streaming indecent images).
  3. All other provisions will be brought into force by commencement regulations made by the Secretary of State or, in the case of the provisions in Chapter 7 of Part 4 (Maritime Enforcement) and sections 168 to 170 and 172 (Pardons for certain abolished offences etc) by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice and in the case of Part 8 (Financial sanctions), by the Treasury.

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