# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 67: Power to amend definition of “relevant offence”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 9, except so far as the amendment could be made by regulations under subsection (2) or (3).
(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend Part 2 of Schedule 9, where provision about the offence to which the amendment relates would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament.
(3) The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may by regulations amend Part 3 of Schedule 9, where provision about the offence to which the amendment relates—
(a) would be within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly if it were contained in an Act of that Assembly, and
(b) would not, if it were contained in a Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly, result in the Bill requiring the consent of the Secretary of State under section 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/67 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-67
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