The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 6 and Piloting, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2023

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 6 and Piloting, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2023.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 2005 Act” means the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005(1);

“the 2022 Act” means the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022;

“pilot areas” means the police areas of Merseyside, Thames Valley, Sussex and West Midlands;

“the specified period” means the period of 24 months beginning with 19th April 2023;

“SVRO” means a serious violence reduction order(2).

(1)

2005 asp 9.

(2)

See section 166(8) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”) in relation to the expression “serious violence reduction order” (“SVRO”).