These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32) (“the 2022 Act”).

Regulation 3 brings into force sections 5, 6, 7 and 89 of the 2022 Act concerning driving standards and road traffic offences. It also brings into force paragraph 37 of Schedule 4 to the 2022 Act which concerns guidance on pre-charge bail and section 45 in so far as it relates to paragraph 37 of Schedule 4.

Regulation 4 brings into force section 45 of the 2022 Act and paragraphs 1 to 36 of Schedule 4 which make amendments relating to pre-charge bail.

Regulation 5 brings into force sections 37 to 44 of, and Schedule 3 to the 2022 Act concerning the extraction of information from electronic devices by authorised persons.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.