Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Exemption) (Aviation Security) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”) to continue to exempt certain persons from the licensing requirements under section 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”) on the basis that suitable alternative arrangements are in place which make it unnecessary for those persons to be so licensed. These Regulations revoke the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Exemption) (Aviation Security) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1567).

Regulation 2 retains the substance of the exemption in the previous regulation 4 of the 2010 Regulations but replaces it with updated references to the circumstances in which licensing is unnecessary.

The prescribed circumstances set out in new regulation 4 are those in which persons engaged in licensable conduct under the 2001 Act are in aviation security roles.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.