The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022

PART 1 Introduction

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into force after the expiry of 21 days beginning with the day on which they are made.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

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

“pilot area” means—

(a)

the police area(1) of South Wales;

(b)

the area of the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth or Southwark;

(c)

the area of Birmingham city council or Coventry city council;

“recorded” means recorded by, or on behalf of, a chief officer of police for a police area in England and Wales on the official computer system of that chief officer.

Extent and application

3.—(1) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(2) These Regulations, except regulations 5 to 11, apply to England and Wales.

(3) Regulations 5 to 11 apply to—

(a) the chief officers of police(2) for the pilot area;

(b) the local authorities(3);

(i) covering the police area of South Wales;

(ii) that are the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth and Southwark;

(iii) that are Birmingham city council and Coventry city council;

(c) the integrated care boards(4) covering the area of—

(i) the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth or Southwark;

(ii) Birmingham city council or Coventry city council;

(d) the local health boards(5) covering the police area of South Wales.

(1)

“police area” is defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).

(2)

Expressions relating to the police have the meaning or effect set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 of the Interpretation Act 1978.

(3)

“local authority” is defined in section 36(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

(4)

“integrated care board” is defined in section 36(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 as amended by paragraph 242 of Schedule 4 to the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31).

(5)

“local health board” is defined in section 36(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.