Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Cross Heading: Detention officers is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
16E+WAfter paragraph 33 insert—
Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person—
(a)he shall, at any police station in the relevant police area, have the powers of a constable under section 61A of the 1984 Act (impressions of footwear) to take impressions of a person's footwear without the appropriate consent; and
(b)the requirement by virtue of section 61A(5)(a) of the 1984 Act that a person must be informed by an officer that an impression of his footwear may be the subject of a speculative search shall be capable of being discharged, in the case of a person at such a station, by his being so informed by the person to whom this paragraph applies.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 16 in force at 1.1.2006 by S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(r)
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