The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments) Order 2014

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 Modifications in the application of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to designated persons

1.  Except where the contrary intention appears, any reference in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to “police officer” or “officer” (in the context of a police officer) is read as, or including, a reference to a designated person.

2.  In section 2 (provisions relating to search under section 1 and other powers)—

(a) for subsection (2)(i) substitute—

“(i) documentary evidence that he is a designated person; and”;

(b) in subsection (2)(ii) omit “whether he is in a uniform or not,”;

(c) in subsections (3)(a) and (6)(b) for “of the police station” substitute “and location of the NCA office”;

(d) in subsection (6)(c) for “police station” substitute “NCA office”.

3.  Omit section 4 (road checks).

4.  In section 16 (execution of warrants)—

(a) in subsections (3A) and (3B) for “police officer of at least the rank of inspector” substitute “designated person of at least grade 3”;

(b) in subsection (5)(a) for “, if not in uniform, shall produce to him documentary evidence that he is a constable” substitute “shall produce to him documentary evidence that he is a designated person”.

5.  For section 17(3) (entry for the purpose of arrest etc) substitute—

“(3) The powers of entry and search conferred by this section shall not be exercisable for the purposes specified in subsection (1)(c)(ii), (iv) or (vi) by a designated person.”.

6.  In section 18(4) and (6) (entry and search after arrest) for “an officer of the rank of inspector or above” substitute “a designated person of at least grade 3”.

7.  In section 21(3)(b) (access and copying) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”.

8.  In section 22(6) (retention) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”.

9.  In section 29 (voluntary attendance at police station etc) after “police station” (at each place) insert “, NCA office”.

10.  In section 41 (limits on period of detention without charge)—

(a) omit subsections (2)(a), (3) and (5);

(b) for subsection 2(b)(i) substitute—

“the time at which that person arrives at the first police station to which he is taken in England or Wales; or”;

(c) in subsection (2)(d) omit “, except where subsection (5) below applies,”.

11.  In section 43(7)(b) (warrants of further detention) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”.

12.  In section 61 (fingerprinting)—

(a) in subsections (3)(b), (3A), (4)(b), (5A)(a) and (5B)(a) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”;

(b) in subsections (6ZB) and (6F) for “the rank of inspector” substitute “grade 3”.

13.  In section 61A(3)(b) and (4) (impressions of footwear) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”.

14.  In section 62(1)(a), (1A)(a) and (2A)(b) (intimate samples) for “police officer of at least the rank of inspector” substitute “designated person who is at least grade 3”.

15.  In section 63 (other samples)—

(a) in subsections (2C)(a), (3ZA)(a) and (3A)(a) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”;

(b) in subsections (3BB) and (3G) for “of at least the rank of inspector” substitute “who is at least grade 3”.

16.  In section 63AB(3) (National DNA Database Strategy Board) for “A chief officer of a police force in England and Wales” substitute “The Director General of the National Crime Agency”.

17.  In section 63B(10) (testing for presence of Class A drugs) in the definition of “appropriate adult” for “police officer or a person employed by the police” substitute “police officer, person employed by the police or a NCA officer”.

18.  In section 63D (destruction of fingerprints and DNA profiles)—

(a) in subsection (1) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”;

(b) in subsections (2) and (5) for “responsible chief officer of police” substitute “Director General of the National Crime Agency”.

19.  In section 63F(7) and (10)(a) (retention of section 63D material: persons arrested for or charged with a qualifying offence) for “responsible chief officer of police” substitute “Director General of the National Crime Agency”.

20.  In section 63G(1), (2), (3), (6) and (8) (retention of section 63D material by virtue of section 63F(5)) for “responsible chief officer of police” substitute “Director General of the National Crime Agency”.

21.  In section 63M(1) and (2) (retention of section 63D material for purposes of national security) for “responsible chief officer of police” substitute “Director General of the National Crime Agency”.

22.  In section 63Q(2) (destruction of copies of section 63D material) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”.

23.  In section 63R (destruction of samples)—

(a) in subsection (1) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”;

(b) in subsections (2), (6), (9) and (13) for “responsible chief officer of police” substitute “Director General of the National Crime Agency”.

24.  In section 63S (destruction of impressions of footwear) for “police” substitute “National Crime Agency”.

25.  In section 77(3) (confessions by mentally handicapped persons) in the definition of “independent person” insert at the end “or a NCA officer”.

26.  In section 118 (general interpretation) after the definition of—

(a) “designated police station” insert—

““designated person” means a NCA officer designated as a person having the powers and privileges of a constable under section 9(2)(a) or 10(1)(a) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013;”;

(b) “item subject to legal privilege” insert—

““NCA office” means a place for the time being occupied by the National Crime Agency;”.

27.  In Schedule 2A (fingerprinting and samples)—

(a) after “police station” (in each place) insert “or NCA office”;

(b) in paragraphs 3(4) and 11(4) at the end insert “or where the offence was investigated by the NCA, a designated person”;

(c) in paragraphs 6(1), 14(1) and 16(3)(b) for “of at least the rank of inspector” substitute “who is at least grade 3”.