The Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022

Provisions coming into force on 6th June 2022

4.  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).