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2016 No. 1006

Police, England And Wales

The National Police Records (Recordable Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made17th October 2016

Laid before Parliament20th October 2016

Coming into force14th November 2016

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27(4) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 19841, makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 14th November 2016.

Amendment of the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 20002.

(1)

The Schedule to the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 20002 is amended as follows.

(2)

After paragraph 3 insert—

“3A.
section 31(1)(c) of the Crime and Disorder Act 19983 (offence of racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress);”.

Brandon Lewis

Minister of State

Home Office

17th October 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000 to make an offence contrary to section 31(1)(c) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress) a recordable offence.