Citation, interpretation and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022.

(2) In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales subject to paragraph (4).

(4) Regulation 2(a), in so far as it relates to the coming into force of paragraphs 8 to 11 of the Schedule to the Act (the Regulator), has the same extent as the amendments made in those paragraphs.

Provisions coming into force on 25th July

2. The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 25th July 2022—

(a) section 1 (the Forensic Science Regulator) and the Schedule;

(b) sections 2 to 4 (code of practice);

(c) section 5 (investigations by the Regulator);

(d) sections 9 (other functions of the Regulator) and 10 (disclosure by the Regulator);

(e) section 12 (Crown application).

Transitional provision

3. —(1) Until the code prepared and published under section 2 of the Act comes into force, the references in section 5(1) and (2) to “the code” are to be read as a reference to the Codes of Practice and Conduct.

(2) In this regulation, “ Codes of Practice and Conduct ” means the Codes of Practice and Conduct issue 7 which was issued by the Forensic Science Regulator and was effective from 22nd March 2021.