Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Examining officers

1 (1) Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1(1)(b), after “officer” there is inserted “who is designated for the purpose of this Schedule by the Secretary of State”.

(3) After paragraph 1 there is inserted—

“Examining officers etc

1A (1) The Secretary of State must under paragraph 6 of Schedule 14 issue a code of practice about—

(a) training to be undertaken by constables, immigration officers and customs officers who are to act as examining officers or exercise other functions under this Schedule, and

(b) the procedure for making designations under paragraph 1(1)(b) and (c).

(2) In particular, the code must make provision for consultation with the relevant chief officer of police before designations are made under paragraph 1(1)(b) or (c).

(3) “Relevant chief officer of police” means—

(a) in England and Wales, the chief officer of police for the police area in which the persons designated would act as examining officers,

(b) in Scotland, the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland, and

(c) in Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.”