The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 1 U.K. Introductory

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Extent U.K.

2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(2) Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by these Regulations has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates, except that—

(a) regulation 107(5) (amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 M1 ) extends to England and Wales and Scotland only;

(b) regulation 107(8) extends to England and Wales only, and

(c) regulation 109(1) to (3) (amendment of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 M2 ) extends to Northern Ireland only.

(3) Any saving or transitional provision in these Regulations has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision to which it relates, except that regulation 72 (saving provision – investigation teams operating in the UK after commencement day) extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reg. 2 applied (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Separation Issues etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1408), regs. 1, 2(2)

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 2002 c. 29.

M2 2017 c. 22.

General interpretation U.K.

3.  In these Regulations—

“the 1990 Schengen Convention” means the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders M3 ;

“the CJDP Regulations” means the Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No 36) Regulations 2014 M4 ;

“commencement day” means the date and time on which these Regulations come into force;

“the Withdrawal Act” means the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M3 OJ L No 239, 23.9.2000, pp. 19-62.

M4 S.I. 2014/3141; as amended by paragraph 380 of Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) and by S.I. 2014/3191 and 2016/992.