# The Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2022 S.I. 2022/1013 ยท made 28 September 2022 These Regulations commence the whole of the Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022. Made under: Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 (Section 2) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/approved-premises-substance-testing-act-2022-commencement-regulations-2022/pdf/uksi_20221013_en.pdf ## Introductory text Criminal Law, England And Wales Made 28th September 2022 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(2) of the Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022, makes the following Regulations. ## 1 Citation and extent These Regulations may be cited as the Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2022. ## 2 Citation and extent These Regulations extend to England and Wales. ## 3 Commencement of Act The Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 comes into force on 3rd October 2022. ## Signature Rob Butler Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 28th September 2022 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations commence the whole of the Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022. The Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Act 2022 inserts a new section 13A (approved premises: substance testing) into the Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21) to set out powers to substance and prevalence test residents of approved premises. Under these powers, residents can be required to provide a sample, which will be used to ascertain whether a resident has controlled drugs, prescription medicine, medicinal products, or psychoactive substances in their system. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1013 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/approved-premises-substance-testing-act-2022-commencement-regulations-2022 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.