PART 1Preliminary

Citation and commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020.

2

The following provisions come into force on the 24th February 2020—

a

regulation 1;

b

regulation 3;

c

Schedule 1;

d

paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2, and regulation 15(8) so far as it relates to that paragraph;

e

paragraphs 1, 4 and 5 of Schedule 3, and regulation 53 so far as it relates to that paragraph.

3

The remaining provisions of these Regulations come into force on 29th May 2020.

4

Except as provided by paragraphs (5) to (7), these Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.

5

Regulations 1, 2, 26, 28, 29 and 31 extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

6

The amendments made by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 extend to England and Wales only.

7

Any other amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision it amends.