(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the first commencement regulations made under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32) (“the 2022 Act”).
Regulation 4 brings into force section 80 of the 2022 Act, which amends section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) so as to increase the maximum sentence for the offence. This provision is brought into force 12th May 2022
Regulation 4 also brings into force the provisions of section 42 of the 2022 Act relating to the code of practice about the extraction of information from electronic devices, on 12th May 2022.
Regulation 5 brings into force a range of provisions of the 2022 Act on 28th June 2022. They include those related to public order and provisions concerning human remains along with release on licence provisions.
Regulation 6 brings into force sections 190 and 192 of the 2022 Act concerning football banning orders on 29th June 2022.
Sections 62 to 70 of the 2022 Act concerning offences relating to hares are brought into force by regulation 7 on 1st August 2022.
Regulation 8 provides that section 80 of the 2022 Act will only apply to offences committed under section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 on or after the date on which section 80 comes into force.