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The Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 373(3)(c) of the Armed Forces Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Defence

Made ***

Coming into force 5th December 2022

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 128(1) and (2)(c) of the Armed Forces Act 2006f1, makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 373(3)(c) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c. 52.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 5th December 2022.

(3)

The amendments made by these Regulations have the same extent as the provision being amended.

2Amendment of the Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009

(1)

The Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 8(1) (referral of case to Director of Service Prosecutions by service police: commanding officer documents and information), after “service police force”, in both places it appears, insert “or the tri-service serious crime unitf2”.

Signature

Name

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Defence

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to regulation 8(1) of the Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2055), which are consequential upon the enactment of section 12 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35) (framework for establishment of the tri-service serious crime unit) and the establishment of the tri-service serious crime unit.

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