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Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation Explanatory Note Paragraph 1 Explanatory Note The purposes of this Regulation are to—
 * (a) prohibit the use in certain circumstances of any facial covering that is likely to prevent identification and provide for an offence (section 3) (with a defence where the person charged with the offence had lawful authority or reasonable excuse at the time of the alleged offence (section 4));
 * (b) empower a police officer to require a person in a public place to remove the person’s facial covering in certain circumstances and provide for noncompliance to be an offence (section 5); and
 * (c) provide for an extension of the prosecution time limit for an offence under section 3(2) or 5(3) to 12 months beginning on the date on which the offence is committed (section 6).