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The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2012

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Draft 2012, ISBN 9780111522738

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 1(5) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Criminal Law, England And Wales

Police, England And Wales

Made 2012

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001f1.

A draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2001 c.16.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2012.

(2)

This Order shall come into force one month after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment of section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

In the Table in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001f1, before the entry relating to section 55 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949f2 insert—

“

Section 2(1) of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926f3 so far as it creates an offence against the Parks Regulation Act 1872f4 relating to any of the following provisions of the Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1639)—Failing to comply with, or contravening, those Regulations by—

(a) regulation 3(3)

dropping or leaving litter or refuse except in a receptacle provided for the purpose
(b) regulation 3(4)using a pedal cycle, a roller blade etc except on a Park road or in a designated area

(c) regulation 3(6)

failing to remove immediately any faeces deposited by an animal of which that person is in charge

”

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Name

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Table in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16) to add further offences in respect of which a penalty notice may be given. The offences are littering, dog fouling or cycling in the Royal Parks.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.