Part I E+W+S Prevention of crime and disorder

Chapter III E+W+S Great Britain

27 Power of arrest for failure to comply with requirement. E+W+S

(1) In section 24(2) (arrestable offences) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”), after paragraph (n) there shall be inserted—

“(o) an offence under section 60(8)(b) of the M1 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (failing to comply with requirement to remove mask etc.);”.

(2) After section 60A of the 1994 Act there shall be inserted the following section—

“60B Arrest without warrant for offences under section 60: Scotland.

In Scotland, where a constable reasonably believes that a person has committed or is committing an offence under section 60(8) he may arrest that person without warrant.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 27 wholly in force at 1.3.1999; S. 27 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 121; S. 27 expressed to be in force at 1.12.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 4(1) (which entry relating to the commnecement of s. 27 omitted (30.8.1998) by virtue of 1998/2906, art. 2(2)); S. 27 in force at 1.3.1999 by S.I. 1998/3263, art. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1994 c.33.