Regulation 4 Provisions coming into force on 6th June 2022

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th June 2022 —

(a)

section 14 (power to stop and search persons);

(b)

section 15 (power to stop and search vehicles);

(c)

section 16 (power to board and search vessels and aircraft);

(d)

section 17 (warrants authorising entry and search of premises);

(e)

section 18 (further provision about search warrants) and Schedule 2 (search warrants: England and Wales and Northern Ireland);

(f)

section 19 (powers of examination etc);

(g)

section 20 (power to require production of documents etc);

(h)

section 21 (powers of seizure etc);

(i)

section 22 (accredited civilian officers: powers of entry);

(j)

section 23 (other powers of accredited civilian officers);

(k)

section 24 (excluded items);

(l)

section 25 (further provision about seizure under section 21 or 23);

(m)

section 26 (notices and records in relation to seized items);

(n)

section 27 (powers of entry, search and seizure: supplementary provision);

(o)

section 28 (offences of obstruction etc);

(p)

section 29 (retention of seized items);

(q)

section 30 (forfeiture of seized items by court on application);

(r)

section 31 (appeal against decision under section 30);

(s)

section 32 (return of item to person entitled to it, or disposal if return impracticable);

(t)

section 33 (forfeiture by court following conviction);

(u)

section 34 (application of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979);

(v)

section 35 (contracts of insurance etc);

(w)

section 36 (liability of corporate officers for offences by bodies corporate etc);

(x)

paragraphs 4, 9, 19, 20 and 23 to 24 of Schedule 1 (civil sanctions).