Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

120 Extent. U.K.

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(2) The following extend to Scotland only—

• section 108(4) and (5);

• section 110;

• section 111;

• section 112(1); and

• section 119(2), so far as it relates to the provisions of the M1 Pedlars Act 1871 repealed by Part VI of Schedule 7.

(3) The following extend to Northern Ireland only—

• section 6(4); and

• section 112(2).

(4) The following extend to England and Wales and Scotland—

• section 6(1) and (2);

• section 7;

• section 83(2), so far as it relates to paragraph 8 of Schedule 4;

• section 108(1) and (6);

• section 109; and

• section 119(2), so far as it relates to section 19 of the M2 Pedlars Act 1871.

(5) The following extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—

• section 6(3);

• [F1 section 9(2A);]

• section 83(2), so far as it relates to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4; and

• section 114(1).

(6) So far as they relate to proceedings before courts-martial and Standing Civilian Courts, the relevant provisions extend to any place at which such proceedings may be held.

(7) So far as they relate to proceedings before the Courts-Martial Appeal Court, the relevant provisions extend to any place at which such proceedings may be held.

(8) In this section “the relevant provisions” means—

(a) subsection (11) of section 67 above;

(b) subsection (12) of that section so far as it relates to subsection (11);

(c) Parts VII and VIII of this Act, except paragraph 10 of Schedule 3;

(d) subsections (2) and (8) to (12) of section 113 above; and

(e) subsection (13) of that section, so far as it relates to an order under subsection (12).

(9) Except as provided by the foregoing provisions of this section, section 113 above extends to any place to which the M3 Army Act 1955, the M4 Air Force Act 1955 or the M5 Naval Discipline Act 1957 extends.

F2 (9A) Section 119(1), so far as it relates to any provision amended by Part II of Schedule 6, extends to any place to which that provision extends.

(10) Section 119(2), so far as it relates—

(a) to any provision contained in—

• the M6 Army Act 1955;

• the M7 Air Force Act 1955;

• the M8 Armed Forces Act 1981; or

• the M9 Value Added Tax Act 1983;

(b) to any provision mentioned in Part VI of Schedule 7, other than section 18 of the M10 Pedlars Act 1871,

extends to any place to which that provision extends.

(11) So far as any of the following—

• section 115;

• in section 118, the definition of “document”;

• this section;

• section 121; and

• section 122,

has effect in relation to any other provision of this Act, it extends to any place to which that provision extends.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 120(5) inserted (1.8.2001) by 2001 c. 16, s. 86(2); S.I. 2001/2223, art. 3(e)

F2 S. 120(9A) re-numbered from subsection (9) by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 170(1), Sch. 15 para. 101

Marginal Citations

M1 1871 c. 96.

M2 1871 c. 96.

M3 1955 c. 18.

M4 1955 c. 19.

M5 1957 c. 53.

M6 1955 c. 18.

M7 1955 c. 19.

M8 1981 c. 55.

M9 1983 c. 55.

M10 1871 c. 96.