Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

Consultation by Secretary of State

1Long-term policing objectives

2Codes of Practice

The Northern Ireland Policing Board

3Board’s policing objectives

4Public meetings of the Board

5Contracts relating to detention and escort services

6Funding for pension purposes

7Accounts and audit

8Performance summaries

9Performance summaries: supplementary

Reports and inquiries

10Reports of Chief Constable

11Inquiries by Board

12Approval of proposals relating to inquiries by Board

The Police Ombudsman

13Investigations into current police practices and policies

District policing partnerships

14Independent members: appointment

15Independent members: declaration against terrorism

16Independent members: disqualification

17Disqualification following removal from office

18Council’s powers

Police functions and service

20Core policing principles

21Chief Constable’s functions

22Provision of information to Board

23Appointment of constables with special policing skills

24Fixed-term appointments

25Members of PSNI engaged on other police service

26Protected disclosures by police officers

Information and inquiries

27Restriction on disclosure of information

28Special committee of the Board

29Disclosure of information and holding of inquiries

Part 2Police powers

Designation of civilians

30Police powers for designated police support staff

31Police powers for designated contracted-out staff

32Police powers: amendments

33Designations: supplementary

34Complaints and misconduct

35Liability for unlawful conduct

36Notifiable memberships

37Code of ethics

38Assaults on, and obstruction of, designated persons

39Impersonation etc. of designated persons

40Designated persons: interpretation

Searches and samples

41Intimate searches

42Intimate samples

Codes of practice

43Codes of practice

44Orders and regulations

45Repeals and revocations

SCHEDULE 1Belfast

1The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32) is amended...

2After section 15 insert— Default of council: Belfast sub-groups (1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the...

3In section 17 (annual report by district policing partnership to...

4In section 18 (reports by district policing partnership to Board)...

5For section 21 substitute— District policing partnership sub-groups for Belfast...

6After section 21 insert— Annual report by sub-groups to Belfast...

7After section 21A (inserted by paragraph 6 above) insert— Annual...

8After section 21B (inserted by paragraph 7 above) insert— Other...

9After section 21C (inserted by paragraph 8 above) insert— Reports...

10In section 22 (the local policing plan) after subsection (3)...

11(1) Schedule 1 (the Northern Ireland Policing Board) is amended...

12In Schedule 3 (district policing partnerships) after paragraph 16 insert—...

13After Schedule 3 insert— SCHEDULE 3A BELFAST SUB-GROUPS Interpretation (1) In this Schedule— “the council” means the district council...

14In Schedule 2 to the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland)...

15In Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

16(1) Sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) have effect in relation to...

SCHEDULE 2Powers exercisable by designated persons

Part 1Investigating officers

Entry and search for purposes of arrest

1Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

Entry and search for evidence etc.

2Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

Access to excluded and special procedure material

3Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

Entry and search after arrest

4Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

General power of seizure

5Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

Access and copying in the case of things seized by constables

6Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, Article...

Arrest at a police station for another offence

7(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person,...

Power to transfer persons into custody of investigating officers

8(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person,...

Power to require arrested person to account for certain matters

9Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

Extended powers of seizure

10(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—...

Part 2Detention officers

Attendance at police station for fingerprinting

11Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

Non-intimate searches of detained persons

12(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person,...

Searches and examinations to ascertain identity

13Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

14Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

15Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

Warnings about intimate samples

16Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, the...

Non-intimate samples

17Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—

18Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

Attendance at police station for the taking of a sample

19Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

Photographing detained persons

20Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

21Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person, he...

Part 3Escort officers

Power to take an arrested person to a police station

22(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person—...

Escort of persons in police detention

23(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to a person,...

Part 4Interpretation

24(1) In this Schedule— “designated person” means a person designated...

SCHEDULE 3Police powers: amendments

Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))

1In Article 2 of the 1989 Order (general interpretation) after...

2In Article 20(5) of the 1989 Order (power of constable...

3In Article 55A(6) of the 1989 Order (persons entitled to...

4In Article 61 of the 1989 Order (fingerprinting) after paragraph...

5In Article 63 of the 1989 Order (non-intimate samples) after...

6In Article 64A(3) of the 1989 Order (persons entitled to...

7(1) Article 66 of the 1989 Order (codes of practice:...

Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)

8(1) Section 101 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)...

SCHEDULE 4Repeals and revocations

1The repeals in section 28(5) of the Police (Northern Ireland)...

2The revocations in the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996...

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

2003 c. 6

An Act to make provision about policing in Northern Ireland and the exercise of police powers in Northern Ireland by persons who are not police officers; and to amend the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

[8th April 2003]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—