The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 634

Security Industry

The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

11th March 2009

Laid before Parliament

13th March 2009

Coming into force

6th April 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 9 and 24(5) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001(1), having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 24(1) of that Act.

In accordance with section 24(4)(2) of that Act the Secretary of State has consulted with the Scottish Ministers and the Security Industry Authority.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 6^th April 2009.

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

2.—(1) The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007(3) shall be amended as follows.

(2) Omit regulation 1(2).

(3) In regulation 6(4)(a) after “invalid carriage” insert “, save in relation to Northern Ireland,”.

(4) After sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 6(4) insert—

“(aa) “invalid carriage”, in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in Article 3(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(4).”.

(5) In regulation 6(4)(b) after “under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970” insert “or under section 14 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(5)”.

(6) In regulation 6(4)(c) after “emergency vehicle” insert “, save in relation to Northern Ireland,”.

(7) After sub-paragraph (c) of regulation 6(4) insert—

“(cc) “emergency vehicle”, in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(6).”.

Alan Campbell

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

11th March 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 so as to extend those Regulations to Northern Ireland. In addition these Regulations make amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) Regulations 2007 to take account of Northern Ireland legislation relating to invalid carriages, disability badges and emergency vehicles.

(1)

2001 (c.12); section 24(5) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 has been amended by paragraph 11(f) of Schedule 15 to the .Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15)

(2)

Section 24(4) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 has been amended by paragraph 11(e) of Schedule 15 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15).

(3)

S.I. 2007/810, as amended by S.I. 2007/2504.

(4)

1995 S.I. 1995/2994, N.I. 18.

(5)

1978 (c.53), as amended by S.I. 1997/276.

(6)

S.R. 2000/169.