Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 1022
Police
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2022
Made
5th October 2022
Laid before Parliament
6th October 2022
Coming into force
30th October 2022
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2022 and comes into force on 30th October 2022.
2. This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Order 2013
3. —(1)The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory, and Saving Provisions) Order 2013( 2 )is amended as follows.
(2) In article 7A (Northern Ireland material), for “2022” substitute “2024” .
Revocations
4. —(1)The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2018( 3 )is revoked.
(2)The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020( 4 )is revoked.
Steve Baker
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
5th October 2022
S.I. 2013/1813 , amended by S.I. 2015/1739 , 2016/682 , 2018/657 and 2020/688 ; there are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.