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Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

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48Private Security Industry

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(1)This section—

(a)establishes interim arrangements for regulating private security services in Northern Ireland following the expiry of section 106 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (subsection (2) and Schedule 6), and

(b)provides for the eventual regulation of those services under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12) (subsections (3) to (5)).

(2)Schedule 6 (which regulates the private security industry in Northern Ireland until repeal in accordance with subsection (4)(a) below) shall have effect.

(3)For section 26(3) and (4) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (extent) substitute—

“(3)This Act extends to—

(a)England and Wales,

(b)Scotland, and

(c)Northern Ireland.”

(4)An order under section 3(3) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (conduct prohibited without a licence) designating an activity in respect of Northern Ireland—

(a)shall include provision repealing Schedule 6 to this Act in so far as it applies to that activity, and

(b)may include transitional provision or savings.

(5)The amendments of that Act in section 49 below shall have effect.

(6)This section and section 49 shall come into force in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order; and an order—

(a)shall be made by statutory instrument,

(b)may make provision generally or only for specified purposes,

(c)may make different provision for different purposes, and

(d)may include incidental, consequential or transitional provision.

(7)Transitional provision under or by virtue of this section may, in particular—

(a)provide for a licence issued under one provision to have effect, subject to any specified modifications, as if issued under another;

(b)provide for applications under or by virtue of a provision to be made in advance of its coming into force.

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