Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

[F1 Core policing principles N.I.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 31A and cross-heading inserted (8.4.2003) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 20(1)

31A Core policing principles N.I.

(1) Police officers [F2 and National Crime Agency officers] shall carry out their functions with the aim—

(a) of securing the support of the local community, and

(b) of acting in co-operation with the local community.

(2) In carrying out their functions, police officers [F3 and National Crime Agency officers] shall be guided by the code of ethics under section 52.

[F4 (3) Nothing in this section shall have effect in relation to anything done by a National Crime Agency officer outside Northern Ireland.]]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 31A(1) inserted (19.5.2015) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/798), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(2)

F3 Words in s. 31A(2) inserted (19.5.2015) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/798), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(3)

F4 S. 31A(3) inserted (19.5.2015) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/798), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 3(4)