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The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/3125 · Made 13 December 2002

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PRIVATE SECURITY

Made 13th December 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26(2) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001f1, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2001 c. 12.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002.

(2)

In this Order, “the 2001 Act” means the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

2

The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st January 2003:

(a)

section 1(6) (Security Industry Authority) in so far as necessary for the purposes of paragraphs (c) and (d) below;

(b)

section 25 (interpretation);

(c)

paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 1; and

(d)

paragraph 6(1)(a) and (2) of Schedule 1.

3

The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st April 2003:

(a)

section 1 (Security Industry Authority) to the extent not already in force;

(b)

section 2 (directions etc. by the Secretary of State);

(c)

section 24 (orders and regulations); and

(d)

Schedule 1 to the extent not already in force.

4

The following provisions of the 2001 Act shall come into force on 1st April 2003 for the purpose of making regulations or orders:

(a)

section 3(3) (conduct prohibited without a licence);

(b)

section 4(1), (2) and (3) (exemptions from licensing requirement);

(c)

section 8(2), (5), (7) and (8) (licences to engage in licensable conduct);

(d)

section 9(1), (2) and (3) (licence conditions);

(e)

section 13(5) and (6) (licensing at local authority level);

(f)

section 15(2)(f)(ii), (3)(a) and (b), (4) and (8) (arrangements for the grant of approvals);

(g)

section 17(1) and (5) (imposition of requirements for approval);

(h)

paragraph 1 of Schedule 2; and

(i)

paragraph 7 of Schedule 2.

Signature

John Denham

Minister of State

Home Office

13th December 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 set out in article 2 on 1st January 2003 to the extent specified.

The provisions set out in article 3 are brought into force on 1st April 2003.

The provisions set out in article 4 are brought into force on 1st April 2003 for the purposes of making regulations and orders only.