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The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

S.I. 2023/193 · Made 22 February 2023

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Security Industry

Made 22nd February 2023

Laid before Parliament 24th February 2023

Coming into force 6th April 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(7) and 24(5) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (“the Act”)f1.

In accordance with section 24(4) of the Actf2, before making these Regulations, the Secretary of State consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland and the Security Industry Authority.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2001 c. 12. See section 24(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.

f2

Section 24(4) was amended by section 171 of and paragraphs 1 and 11 of Schedule 15 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and S.I. 2010/976. There is another amending instrument not relevant to these Regulations.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007
  3. 3Revocation and savings
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 6th April 2023.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2Amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007

(1)

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 8(1) (fee to be paid on application for licence)f2, for “£210” substitute “£204”.

(3)

In regulation 9 (transitional provision)f3, for “1st October 2019” substitute “6th April 2023”.

3Revocation and savings

(1)

Regulation 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2011f1 is revoked.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2019f2 are revoked.

(3)

Paragraph (2) is of no effect in relation to an application for a grant of a licence which, before the day on which these Regulations come into force, has been submitted in accordance with the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007f3 to the Security Industry Authority and that application has been received.

Signature

Sarah Dines

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

22nd February 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulations 8(1) and 9 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/810).

Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations substitutes a fee of £204 for the previous fee of £210 for an application for a grant of a licence. Regulation 2(3) provides that the new fee applies to any application for the grant of a licence received by the Security Industry Authority on or after 6th April 2023.

Regulation 3 revokes the Private Security Industry Act 2001 Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2917) and the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1086). However, those latter 2019 Regulations remain in force in respect of any application for the grant of a licence submitted to and received by the Security Industry Authority before 6th April 2023.

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