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The Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020

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Draft 2020, ISBN 9780111192702

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 102(5) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987, for approval by resolution of the House of Commons.

Fees And Charges

Made ***

Coming into force 1st April 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 102(4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987f1, makes the following Order.

In accordance with section 102(5) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1987 c. 51.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Matter to be taken into account when prescribing a fee to be paid on application for a licence under section 8 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020 and comes into force on 1st April 2020.

(2)

In this Order, “the 2001 Act” means the Private Security Industry Act 2001f1.

2Matter to be taken into account when prescribing a fee to be paid on application for a licence under section 8 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001

(1)

On the exercise by the Secretary of State of the power to prescribe a fee under section 8(7)f1 of the 2001 Act, the matter referred to in paragraph (2) is to be taken into account in determining the costs of the functions referred to in paragraph (3).

(2)

The matter is the recovery of any deficit incurred in relation to the functions mentioned in paragraph (3).

(3)

The functions are the functions of the Security Industry Authority relating to licences to engage in licensable conduct under section 1(2)(a) and section 8 of the 2001 Act.

Signature

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under section 8(7) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12) a fee is to be paid on making an application for the grant of a licence to engage in licensable conduct within the meaning of section 3 of that Act. The Secretary of State’s power to prescribe the fee is set out in section 24(1) of that Act. This Order specifies a matter that is to be taken into account by the Secretary of State when determining costs to be considered in fixing those fees. This Order allows the Secretary of State to prescribe fees at a level which takes into account past deficits and current costs.

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