2021 No. 1280 (C. 73)

Prisons, England And Wales

The Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 (Commencement) Regulations 2021

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 20211.

Citation and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 (Commencement) Regulations 2021.

2

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Commencement2

The Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 comes into force on the 8th December 2021.

Victoria AtkinsMinister of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring the Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021 into force on 8th December 2021.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.