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Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1987
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16Interpretation of Part II.
(1)In this Part—
“scheduled offence” and “terrorism” have the same meaning as in the 1978 Act; and
“the terrorism provisions” means—
(a)section 12 of the [1984 c. 8.] Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 (powers of arrest and detention); and
(b)any provision conferring a power of detention and contained in an order under section 13 of that Act (control of entry and procedure for removal).
(2)A person is held in police custody for the purposes of this Part if he is detained at a police station, or is detained elsewhere in the charge of a constable, except that a person who is at a court after being charged with an offence is not held in police custody for the purposes of section 14.
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