Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021.

Commencement

2.  The following provisions of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 come into force on 1st June 2021—

(a) section 22, so far as relating to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (b);

(b) paragraphs 44 and 45 of Schedule 3 (border security) in relation to Northern Ireland.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force paragraphs 44 and 45 of Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3)(“the 2019 Act”) in relation to Northern Ireland. These provisions relate to the retention of biometric data. These are the second commencement regulations under the 2019 Act, but the first which relate solely to Northern Ireland. The provisions brought into force by these Regulations were brought into force at an earlier date in England and Wales and Scotland by the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. 2020/792). The operation of these provisions in Northern Ireland requires the commencement of certain provisions in the Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), which are being brought into force on the same day as these Regulations.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3)have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.