Citation, commencement, duration and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made and shall cease to have effect on 31st March 2009.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1987 Act” means the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987; and

“the 2001 Act” means the Private Security Industry Act 2001( 2 ).

Matters to be taken into account in prescribing fee to be paid on application for licence under section 8 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001

2. —(1) The matter referred to in paragraph (2) is specified for the purposes of section 102(4) of the 1987 Act as a matter which is to be taken into account in determining the costs of the functions referred to in paragraph (3) which are to be taken into account on the exercise of the power of the Secretary of State to prescribe a fee under section 8(7) of the 2001 Act (power to prescribe fee to be paid on application for grant of Security Industry Authority licence).

(2) The matter referred to in this paragraph is the costs which the Secretary of State estimates will be incurred in the carrying out of those functions in each of the financial years ending on 31st March 2008 and 31st March 2009.

(3) The functions referred to in this paragraph are the functions of the Security Industry Authority relating to licences to engage in licensable conduct under section 1(2)(a) and section 8 of the 2001 Act.