{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-security-act-2015/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-security-act-2015/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2015/6",
  "legislation_title": "Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/counter-terrorism-and-security-act-2015",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Authority-to-carry schemes: entry into force etc",
  "text": "(1) An authority-to-carry scheme comes into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.\n(2) The Secretary of State must not make regulations bringing a scheme into force unless—\n(a) a draft of the regulations and the scheme to which they relate have been laid before Parliament, and\n(b) the draft regulations have been approved by a resolution of each House.\n(3) If the Secretary of State revises an authority-to-carry scheme, the revised scheme comes into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.\n(4) The Secretary of State must not make regulations bringing a revised scheme into force unless—\n(a) a draft of the regulations and the revised scheme to which they relate have been laid before Parliament, and\n(b) the draft regulations have been approved by a resolution of each House.\n(5) Regulations under this section may include transitional or saving provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/6/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:09.575209+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}