The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023

Made: 23rd May 2023

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 208(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022[^f00001].

Citation, interpretation and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2023.

• (2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

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

Provision coming into force on the day after the day these Regulations are made.

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Section 116 of the Act comes into force on the day after the day these Regulations are made.

Signed

Damian Hinds — Minister of State — Ministry of Justice — 23rd May 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations are the seventh commencement regulations made under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32) (“the Act”). They bring into force, on the day after the day these Regulations are made, section 116 of the Act, which relates to the preparation of a code of practice in relation to diversionary and community cautions.

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

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2022 c. 32.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2022/520 was amended by S.I. 2022/680 to correct the references to the subsections of section 73 which were commenced and to make another amendment.