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Prospective
In section 118 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (evidence of identity) after subsection (2) insert—
“(2ZA)By virtue of subsection (1) the Secretary of State may, in particular, refuse to issue a certificate to a person unless the application is supported by prescribed evidence that the person's identity has been verified by a third person determined by the Secretary of State (whether or not the third person charges a fee for such verification).”