# The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2) (England and Wales) Regulations 2021, Regulation 3: Period for which KCPOs and interim knife crime prevention orders are to have effect

Extent: E+W

(1) Where an interim KCPO is made during the specified period under section 17 or 18 of the 2019 Act, the order is to cease to have effect at the end of the specified period (unless the order ceases to have effect before that date under sections 23(4), (5) or (9) or 27 of the 2019 Act, as the case may be);
(2) Where a KCPO is made during the specified period under section 14 or 19 of the 2019 Act but does not take effect before the end of the specified period, the order is to cease to have effect at the end of that period (unless the order ceases to have effect before that date under sections 23(3), (9) or 27 of the 2019 Act, as the case may be);
(3) Where a KCPO is made during the specified period under section 14 or 19 of the 2019 Act and has effect immediately before the end of the specified period, the order is to cease to have effect at the end of the period of 6 months following the end of the specified period (unless the order ceases to have effect before that date under sections 23(3), (9) or 27 of the 2019 Act, as the case may be).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/762/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offensive-weapons-act-2019-commencement-no-2-england-and-wales-regulations-2021/regulation-3
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