These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (“the Act”), and make saving provisions in relation to the coming into force of certain of those provisions. They are the fourth commencement regulations under the Act. Other provisions of the Act were brought into force on Royal Assent by section 183(5) of the Act or commenced on 31st March 2017 by virtue of section 183(6) of the Act.

Regulation 2 provides for the commencement of section 162 of the Act, which amends the Courts Act 2003, on 13th November 2017.

Regulation 3 provides for the commencement, so far as they are not already in force, of sections 80 to 83 of the Act, which amend the Mental Health Act 1983, on 11th December 2017.

Regulation 4 makes saving provision to ensure that the amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983 commenced by regulation 3 do not apply in relation to a person if the warrant authorising their removal under section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983 was issued, or their removal to a place of safety under section 136 of that Act started, before 11th December 2017.