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Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 160 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

160 Extension of powers, etc., of constables to United Kingdom waters.E+W+S

F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)Section 17 of the M1Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (general functions and jurisdiction of constables) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in subsection (4), after the word “Scotland” there shall be inserted the words “ and (without prejudice to section 1(2) of this Act) the adjacent United Kingdom waters ”; and

(b)after subsection (7) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(7A)In this section—

  • powers” includes powers under any enactment, whenever passed or made;

  • United Kingdom waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea;

and this section, so far as it relates to powers under any enactment, makes them exercisable throughout those waters whether or not the enactment applies to those waters apart from this provision..

Extent Information

E1S. 160(1) extends to England and Wales only; s. 160(2) extends to Scotland only see s. 172(7)(13)

Textual Amendments

F1S. 160(1) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 9 Pt. I

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