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2.—(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“the customs and excise Acts” has the meaning given to it by section 1 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1);
“designated customs official” has the meaning given to it by section 14(6) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009(2);
“Home Office custody suite” means premises wholly or partly used for the detention of persons by designated customs officials;
“office of Revenue and Customs” means premises wholly or partly occupied by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“relevant indictable offence” means an indictable offence which relates to a matter in relation to which Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have functions;
“relevant investigation” means a criminal investigation conducted by officers of Revenue and Customs which relates to a matter in relation to which Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have functions.
(2) A person is in Revenue and Customs detention for the purpose of this Order if—
(a)he has been taken to an office of Revenue and Customs after being arrested for an offence; or
(b)he is arrested at an office of Revenue and Customs after attending voluntarily at the office or accompanying an officer of Revenue and Customs to it,
and is detained there or detained elsewhere in the charge of an officer of Revenue and Customs.
(3) A person is in Home Office detention for the purpose of this Order if—
(a)he has been taken to a Home Office custody suite after being arrested for an offence; or
(b)he is arrested at a Home Office custody suite after attending voluntarily at that suite or accompanying a designated customs official to it,
and is detained there or detained elsewhere in the charge of a designated customs official.
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