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RestrictStartDate="2026-01-12"><Number>PART 2</Number><Title>Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/part/2/chapter/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/part/2/chapter/2" NumberOfProvisions="13" id="part-2-chapter-2" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2023-04-01"><Number>CHAPTER 2</Number><Title>Offensive weapons homicide reviews</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2022-07-01" ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Title>Interpretation</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36" id="section-36"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-5ea947944e8f30455e3c2aed17433296"/>36</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/1" id="section-36-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this Chapter—</Text><UnorderedList Class="Definition" Decoration="none"><ListItem><Para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="key-35558c652ab4bfd476cd338bcc96248c"/>...</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-devolved-welsh-authority">devolved Welsh authority</Term>” has the meaning given in section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text> <Addition ChangeId="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363-1662728456212" CommentaryRef="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363-1662728456212" CommentaryRef="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363">integrated care board</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363-1662728456212" CommentaryRef="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363">” means a body established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006;</Addition> </Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-local-authority">local authority</Term>” means—</Text><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem><Para><Text>in relation to England—</Text><OrderedList Type="roman" Decoration="parens"><ListItem><Para><Text>a county council,</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>a district council,</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>a London borough council,</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>the Council of the Isles of Scilly;</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>in relation to Wales—</Text><OrderedList Type="roman" Decoration="parens"><ListItem><Para><Text>a county council, or</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>a county borough council;</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-local-health-board">local health board</Term>” means a local health board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-nhs-body">NHS body</Term>” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275 of that Act);</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-review-partner">review partner</Term>” means—</Text><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem><Para><Text>a chief officer of police for a police area in England or Wales,</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>a local authority,</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text> <Substitution ChangeId="key-5428f7824c6734670ef84fcb3ea28535-1662728482411" CommentaryRef="key-5428f7824c6734670ef84fcb3ea28535">an integrated care board, or</Substitution> </Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>a local health board;</Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>“<Term id="term-relevant-review-partner">relevant review partner</Term>” has the meaning given by section 25.</Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/2" id="section-36-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/2/a" id="section-36-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>amend the definition of “review partner”, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/2/b" id="section-36-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>make such consequential amendments of this Chapter as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3" id="section-36-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Before making regulations under subsection (2), the Secretary of State must consult—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3/a" id="section-36-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent review partners,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3/b" id="section-36-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the Welsh Ministers, so far as the proposed regulations relate to a devolved Welsh authority, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/36/3/c" id="section-36-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-35558c652ab4bfd476cd338bcc96248c" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 36(1) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31" id="cpgsr21y4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="31" Title="Health and Care Act 2022">Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00007" id="cpgsr21y4-00008" SectionRef="section-186-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6">s. 186(6)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00007" id="cpgsr21y4-00009" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-242-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/4/paragraph/242/a" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 242(a)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734" id="cpgsr21y4-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="734" Title="The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/734</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00010" id="cpgsr21y4-00011" SectionRef="regulation-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00010" id="cpgsr21y4-00012" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00010" id="cpgsr21y4-00013" SectionRef="regulation-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13">regs. 13</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00010" id="cpgsr21y4-00014" SectionRef="regulation-29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29">29</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00010" id="cpgsr21y4-00015" SectionRef="regulation-30" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30">30</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-5428f7824c6734670ef84fcb3ea28535" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 36(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31" id="cpgsr21y4-00037" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="31" Title="Health and Care Act 2022">Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00037" id="cpgsr21y4-00038" SectionRef="section-186-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6">s. 186(6)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00037" id="cpgsr21y4-00039" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-242-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/4/paragraph/242/c" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 242(c)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734" id="cpgsr21y4-00040" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="734" Title="The Health and Care Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/734</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00040" id="cpgsr21y4-00041" SectionRef="regulation-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00040" id="cpgsr21y4-00042" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00040" id="cpgsr21y4-00043" SectionRef="regulation-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13">regs. 13</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00040" id="cpgsr21y4-00044" SectionRef="regulation-29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29">29</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cpgsr21y4-00040" id="cpgsr21y4-00045" SectionRef="regulation-30" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30">30</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary Type="I" id="key-5ea947944e8f30455e3c2aed17433296"><Para><Text>S. 36 in force at Royal Assent, see <CitationSubRef id="n1ff4ae87968679aa" SectionRef="section-208-4-k" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/208/4/k" Operative="true">s. 208(4)(k)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-9cbb43c341b5ea1668fe194180e45363" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 36(1) inserted (1.7.2022) by <Citation 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