Part 4Police powers
CHAPTER 3Powers under PACE: miscellaneous
I179Definition of “appropriate adult” in criminal justice legislation
1
In section 63B of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (testing for presence of Class A drugs), in subsection (10), in paragraph (c), in the definition of “appropriate adult”, for “a person employed by the police” substitute “
a person employed for, or engaged on, police purposes; and “police purposes” has the meaning given by section 101(2) of the Police Act 1996
”
.
2
In section 66ZA of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (youth cautions), in subsection (7)
(which defines “appropriate adult”), in paragraph (d), for “a person employed by the police” substitute “
a person employed for, or engaged on, police purposes; and “police purposes” has the meaning given by section 101(2) of the Police Act 1996
”
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