EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 (“the Commencement (No. 5) Regulations”) which bring into force various provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017. These Regulations are necessary to correct an error in the Commencement (No. 5) Regulations.

Regulation 2 has the effect of changing the date the Commencement (No.5) Regulations commence the provisions in regulation 2 of those Regulations from 1st December to 15th December.