{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997/section-113BC",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997/section-113BC.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1997/50",
  "legislation_title": "Police Act 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997",
  "path": "section/113BC",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "113BC",
  "heading": "Suitability information: power to amend",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument—\n(a) amend section 113BA for the purpose of altering the meaning of suitability information relating to children;\n(b) amend section 113BB for the purpose of altering the meaning of suitability information relating to vulnerable adults ;\n(c) amend section 120AC(4)(b) in consequence of an order made under paragraph (a) or (b).\n(c) amend section 120AC(4)(b) in consequence of an order made under paragraph (a) or (b).\n(2) Such an order is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 113BA-113BC inserted (E.W.N.I.) (22.6.2009 for specified purposes, 12.10.2009 for E.W. in so far as not already in force, 12.10.2009 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47), s. 65, Sch. 9 para. 14(4) (with ss. 51, 57(3), 60(4), 64(5)); S.I. 2009/1503, art. 2(a); S.I. 2009/2610, art. 2(a) (with arts. 4-23); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2009/1503, art. 2(a); S.I. 2009/2610, art. 2(a) (with arts. 4-23); S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 113BC(1)(c) inserted (E.W.) (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 105 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 113BC(1)(c) inserted (N.I.) (2.11.2015) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 5 para. 3; S.R. 2015/358, art. 2(m)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/50/section/113BC",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:24:18.907526+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}