Modification of section 35 of the Act (Designated police stations)
9.—(1) Section 35 of the Act (designated police stations)(1)is modified as follows.
(2) For subsection 35(1) substitute—
“(1) The Director of Detection shall designate offices of Revenue and Customs which, subject to sections 30(3) and (5), are to be the offices to be used for the purposes of detaining arrested persons.”
(3) For subsection 35(2) substitute—
“(2) The Director of Detection’s duty under subsection (1) above is to designate offices of Revenue and Customs appearing to him to provide enough accommodation for that purpose.”.
(4) For subsection 35(3) substitute—
“(3) Without prejudice to section 12 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (continuity of duties) the Director of Detection—
(a)may designate an office which was not previously designated; and
(b)may direct that a designation of an office previously made shall cease to operate.”.
Section 35 of the Act was amended by section 12 of, and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 7 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44). There are other amendments not relevant to this Order.