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The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

S.R. 2024/17 · Made 1 February 2024 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Criminal Law

Made 1st February 2024

Coming into operation 1st April 2024

The Department of Justice makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112(1)(b), 113A(1)(b), 113B(1)(b) and 125(1) and (5) of the Police Act 1997f1, as modified by section 126Af2 of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c.50. Sections 113A and 113B were inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (2005 c. 15).

f2

Section 126A was inserted by Article 12 and paragraph 38 of Schedule 14 to S.I. 2010/976.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) Regulation (Northern Ireland) 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2024.

2Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) Regulation (Northern Ireland) 2008I1

(1)

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

For regulation 4(1) (Fees for disclosure) substitute—

“4.
(1)

The fee payable in relation to an application for the issue of a basic or standard disclosure is £16 and the fee payable in relation to an application for an enhanced disclosure is £32.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 1st February 2024

L.S.

Richard Pengelly CB

A senior officer of the Department of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Disclosure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the disclosure Regulations”).

The effect of the amendment to regulation 4 of the disclosure regulations is to reduce the fee for a basic and standard disclosure from £18 to £16 and to reduce the fee for an enhanced disclosure from £33 to £32.