Extensions of warrantsU.K.
44(1)Each of the following—
(a)in England and Wales, a Crown Prosecutor,
(b)in Scotland, the Lord Advocate or a procurator fiscal,
(c)in Northern Ireland, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland,
(d)in any part of the United Kingdom, a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent,
may apply for the extension or further extension of the period specified in a warrant of further detention.
(2)The person to whom an application under sub-paragraph (1) may be made is a judicial authority.
(3)Where the period specified is extended, the warrant must be endorsed with a note stating the new specified period.
(4)Subject to sub-paragraph (6), the period by which the specified period is extended or further extended is the period which—
(a)begins with the time specified in sub-paragraph (5), and
(b)ends with whichever is the earlier of—
(i)the end of the period of 7 days beginning with that time, and
(ii)the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the time of the arrest of the person to which the warrant relates.
(5)The time referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(a) is—
(a)in the case of a warrant specifying a period which has not previously been extended under this paragraph, the end of the period specified in the warrant, and
(b)in any other case, the end of the period for which the period specified in the warrant was last extended under this paragraph.
(6)A judicial authority may extend or further extend the period specified in a warrant by a shorter period than is required by sub-paragraph (4) if—
(a)the application for the extension is an application for an extension by a period that is shorter than is so required, or
(b)the judicial authority is satisfied that there are circumstances that would make it inappropriate for the period of the extension to be as long as the period so required.
(7)Paragraphs 38(3) and 39 to 42 apply to an application under this paragraph as they apply to an application for a warrant of further detention.
(8)A judicial authority may adjourn the hearing of an application under sub-paragraph (1) only if the hearing is adjourned to a date before the expiry of the period specified in the warrant.
(9)Sub-paragraph (8) does not apply to an adjournment under paragraph 41(2).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 para. 44 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)
I2Sch. 6 para. 44 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)