Part VII Power To Arrest, Search and Fingerprint

Search warrants

139 Interpretation.

1

In the 1971 Act, after section 28K, insert—

28L Interpretation of Part III.

In this Part, “premises” and “items subject to legal privilege” have the same meaning—

a

in relation to England and Wales, as in the M1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

b

in relation to Northern Ireland, as in the M2Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; and

c

in relation to Scotland, as in section 33 of the M3Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995.

2

In the 1971 Act, in Schedule 2, after paragraph 25D insert—

25E

Section 28L applies for the purposes of this Schedule as it applies for the purposes of Part III.