Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, Section 41 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The appropriate national authority may by order rewrite, with or without modifications—
(a)powers of entry, associated powers or any aspects of any such powers, or
(b)enactments relating to, or connected with, any such powers or aspects.
(2)The power under subsection (1) to rewrite a power of entry or associated power includes, in particular, the power to remove an aspect of such a power without replacing it.
(3)But no order under this section may alter the effect of—
(a)a power of entry,
(b)any associated power connected with it, or
(c)any safeguard relating to, but not forming part of, the power of entry or associated power,
unless, on and after the changes made by the order, the safeguards in relation to the power of entry and associated powers connected with it, taken together, provide a greater level of protection than any safeguards applicable immediately before the changes.
Commencement Information
I1S. 41 in force at 1.7.2012 by S.I. 2012/1205, art. 3(k)
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
