Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 562
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2020
Made
at 10.30 a.m. on 2nd June 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 5.00 p.m. on 2nd June 2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Attorney General makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may by cited as the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is laid before Parliament.
Amendment of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999
2. —(1) The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule (offences proceedings for which are specified by article 3(1)), after paragraph 16A insert—
“ 16B. The offences under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 ( 3 ) .
16C. The offences under the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 ( 4 ) . ” .
Suella Braverman
Attorney General
At 10.30 a.m. on 2nd June 2020
1985 c. 23 . See definition of “specified proceedings” in subsection (3). There are amendments to section 3 but none are relevant.
S.I. 1999/904 , as amended by S.I. 2012/1635 , 2067 , 2681 , 2014/1229 and 2018/198 .
S.I. 2020/350 , as amended by S.I. 2020/447 , 500 and 558 .
S.I. 2020/353 , as amended by S.I. 2020/399 , 452 , 497 , 529 and 557 .