Section 26 Short title, commencement and extent

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

P1(2)

The provisions of this Act, other than this section, shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different purposes.

F1(2A)

In the application of this Act to Scotland—

(a)

the reference in subsection (2) to the Secretary of State must be construed as a reference to the Scottish Ministers; but

(b)

before making any order under subsection (2) the Scottish Ministers are to consult the Secretary of State.

F2(3)

This Act extends to—

(a)

England and Wales,

(b)

Scotland, and

(c)

Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 26(2A) inserted (30.6.2006 for S., 6.7.2006 for E.W.) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 178(6)(b), Sch. 15 para. 12(a); S.S.I. 2006/381, art. 2(a)(i)(b)(i)
F2: S. 26(3) substituted for s. 26(3)(4) (8.3.2009) by Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c. 6), s. 48(3)(6); S.I. 2009/446, art. 2(1)(2)(a)

Subordinate legislation made

P1: S. 26(2) power partly exercised: different dates appointed for certain purposes by S.I. 2002/3125, arts. 2, 3, 4