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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - Ministerial policy statements

214: Duration of ministerial policy statement

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"How long a Minister's plan lasts"

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When a Minister signs a ministerial policy statement, it starts from that date. You need to know that the Minister is in charge of this statement. The statement is in effect for up to 3 years.

A ministerial policy statement is like a plan that the Minister makes. It begins when the Minister signs it and it can last for a certain amount of time. The time it lasts is not more than 3 years.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions
Ministerial policy statements

214Duration of ministerial policy statement

  1. A ministerial policy statement—

  2. takes effect from the date on which it is signed by the Minister who issued it; and
    1. continues in effect for a period not exceeding 3 years.