Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

1984 c. 60

An Act to make further provision in relation to the powers and duties of the police, persons in police detention, criminal evidence, police discipline and complaints against the police; to provide for arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing and for a rank of deputy chief constable; to amend the law relating to the Police Federations and Police Forces and Police Cadets in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

C1C2C3C4C5C6C7Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C11C10C8C9C12

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s.70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

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Act extended (15.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/975, art. 16(13).

Act extended (5.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1302, art. 17(13).

Act extended (2.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(a); and Act extended by the said S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 2 as incorporated (with modifications) (1.12.1997) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 3

Act amended (17.5.1996) by S.I. 1996/1296, art. 16(7)(a)

Act amended (16.6.2000) by S.I. 2000/1556, art. 17(12)

Act extended (temp.) (1.11.1997) by S.I. 1997/2592, arts. 1(2), 12(12)

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Act: power to apply certain provisions (with modifications) conferred (1.10.2002) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 13, 108(2)-(5), Sch. 3 Pt. 3 para. 19(6) (with s. 14(1)); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 4(e)

Act: power to apply certain provisions (with modifications) conferred (8.11.2006) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 373(6), 383 (with s. 385)

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Act: certain provisions applied (with modifications) (1.12.2007) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3175), arts. 3-19, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended (19.3.2010) by (S.I. 2010/360), {art. 2})

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Act: power to apply (with modifications) conferred (21.7.2009) by Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c. 11), s. 23 (with s. 36(4))