The Maritime Enforcement Powers (Specification of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary) Regulations 2023

Made: 20th February 2023

Laid before Parliament: 22nd February 2023

Coming into force: 15th March 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 84(3)(g) and 96(3)(e) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime Enforcement Powers (Specification of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary) Regulations 2023.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 15th March 2023.

• (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Specification of Civil Nuclear Constabulary

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A member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary[^f00002] is a person of a specified description for the purposes of—

• (a) section 84(3)(g) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (application of maritime enforcement powers: England and Wales), and

• (b) section 96(3)(e) of that Act (application of maritime enforcement powers: Scotland).

Signed

Tom Tugendhat — Minister of State — Home Office — 20th February 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide that members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary are persons of a specified description, and therefore law enforcement officers, for the purposes of Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3). This enables the Civil Nuclear Constabulary to exercise the maritime enforcement powers given to law enforcement officers by Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 4 of that Act.

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

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2017 c. 3.

[^f00002]: The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is established by section 52 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). Members are appointed pursuant to section 55 of that Act.