Section 2 Short title, commencement and extent.
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Crime Act 1953.
(2)
This Act shall come into operation on the expiration of one month from the passing thereof.
(3)
This Act F1extends to England and Wales only.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 2(3) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 26 para. 1; S.I. 2012/2770, art. 2(f)