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The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2012

S.I. 2012/3016 · Made 30 November 2012

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Police, England And Wales

Made 30th November 2012

Laid before Parliament 5th December 2012

Coming into force 31st December 2012

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 113B(2)(b) and 125 of the Police Act 1997f1, makes the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c. 50. Section 113B(2) was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and amended by section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (3) of Schedule 9 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 3Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002
  4. 4Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 31st December 2012.

2Citation, commencement and extent

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

3Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002

Regulation 5A of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002f1 (Enhanced criminal record certificates: prescribed purposes) is amended as follows.

4Amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002

After paragraph (zc)f1 insert—

“(zd)

considering an individual’s suitability to have in their possession, to acquire or to transfer, prohibited weapons or ammunition to which section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968f2 applies.”

Signature

Taylor of Holbeach

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

30th November 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 31 December 2012, enable enhanced criminal record certificates to be sought in order to assess an individual’s suitability to possess, acquire and/ or transfer prohibited weapons (within the meaning of section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968) and associated ammunition.

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