Criminal Law Citation and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022. 2 In these Regulations “ the 2022 Act ” means the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. Extent 2 1 Regulation 3(a) and (b) extends to England and Wales. 2 Regulation 3(c) extends to Scotland. 3 Regulation 3(d) to (i) extend to England and Wales. 4 Regulation 3(j) in so far as it relates to— a section 177(1), (5) and (6) extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland; b section 177(2) extends to Northern Ireland and Scotland; c section 177(3) extends to Northern Ireland; d section 177(4) extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 5 Regulation 3(k) extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 6 Regulation 4 extends to England and Wales. Provisions coming into force on 29th November 2022 3 The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 29th November 2022— a section 168 (locations for sexual offender notification); b section 169 (offences outside the United Kingdom: notification requirements); c section 170 (notification orders: Scotland); d section 171 (applications by British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police); e in section 172 (list of countries)— i subsection (5)(a) to (h); ii subsection (6) to (10); f section 173 (requirement for courts and certain persons to have regard to the list of countries); g section 174 (standard of proof); h section 175 (sexual harm prevention orders: power to impose positive requirements); i section 176 (sexual risk orders: power to impose positive requirements); j section 177(1) to (6) (positive requirements: further amendments); k section 179 (positive requirements and electronic monitoring requirements: service courts). Provisions coming into force on 31st January 2023 4 The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 31st January 2023— a section 8 (duties to collaborate and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence), in so far as it is not already in force; b section 9 (powers to collaborate and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence), in so far as it is not already in force; c section 10 (power to authorise collaboration etc. with other persons), in so far as it is not already in force; d section 11 (specified authorities and local government areas), in so far as it is not already in force; e section 12 (educational, prison and youth custody authorities), in so far as it is not already in force; f section 14 (involvement of local policing bodies), in so far as it is not already in force; g section 15 (involvement of educational, prison and youth custody authorities); h section 16 (disclosure of information); i section 17 (supply of information to local policing bodies); j section 18 (directions); k section 19 (guidance), in so far as it is not already in force; l section 20 (amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998) , in so far as it is not already in force; m section 21 (amendment to the Police and Justice Act 2006) ; n Schedule 1 (specified authorities and local government areas), in so far as it is not already in force; o Schedule 2 (educational, prison and youth custody authorities), in so far as it is not already in force. Sarah Dines Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office 23rd November 2022