SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14 Consequential Amendments

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60)

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(1)

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 8 (power of justice to authorise entry and search of premises), at the end insert—

“(6)

This section applies in relation to a relevant offence (as defined in section 28D(4) of the Immigration Act 1971) as it applies in relation to a serious arrestable offence.”

(3)

In section 22 (retention), at the end insert—

“(6)

This section also applies to anything retained by the police under section 28H(5) of the M1Immigration Act 1971.”

(4)

In section 61 (fingerprints), in subsection (9)(a), after “1971” insert “ , section 141 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or regulations made under section 144 of that Act ”.