The Crime and Security Act 2010 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2021

This Order brings into force provisions of the Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17) (“the 2010 Act”) which are necessary to commence certain provisions of Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3) (“the 2019 Act”) in Northern Ireland which relate to biometric data, and which are necessary for the operation of similar provisions in the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (“the 2000 Act”), the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28) (“the 2008 Act”) and the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (c. 23) (“the 2011 Act”). This is the eighth commencement order under the 2010 Act.

Article 2 commences certain elements of the “qualifying offence” definition, which is inserted as a new article 53A of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (1341/N.I. 12) by section 13 of the 2010 Act, for the purposes of the following enactments which rely on that definition: paragraphs 44 and 45 of Schedule 3 to the 2019 Act; paragraphs 20D and 20G of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act; section 18E of the 2008 Act; and paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the 2011 Act. This Order comes into force on the same day that the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland brings the remaining elements of the “qualifying offence” definition into force for these same purposes.