Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
CHAPTER 60
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Part I Powers to Stop and Search | |
Section | |
1. | Power of constable to stop and search persons, vehicles etc. |
2. | Provisions relating to search under section 1 and other powers. |
3. | Duty to make records concerning searches. |
4. | Road checks. |
5. | Reports of recorded searches and of road checks. |
6. | Statutory undertakers etc. |
7. | Part I—supplementary. |
Part II Powers of Entry, Search and Seizure | |
Search warrants | |
8. | Power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises. |
9. | Special provisions as to access. |
10. | Meaning of “items subject to legal privilege”. |
11. | Meaning of “excluded material”. |
12. | Meaning of “personal records”. |
13. | Meaning of “journalistic material”. |
14. | Meaning of “special procedure material”. |
15. | Search warrants—safeguards. |
16. | Execution of warrants. |
Entry and search without search warrant | |
17. | Entry for purpose of arrest etc. |
18. | Entry and search after arrest. |
Seizure etc. | |
19. | General power of seizure etc. |
20. | Extension of powers of seizure to computerised information. |
21. | Access and copying. |
22. | Retention. |
Supplementary | |
23. | Meaning of “premises” etc. |
Part III Arrest | |
24. | Arrest without warrant for arrestable offences. |
25. | General arrest conditions. |
26. | Repeal of statutory powers of arrest without warrant or order. |
27. | Fingerprinting certain offenders. |
28. | Information to be given on arrest. |
29. | Voluntary attendance at police station etc. |
30. | Arrest elsewhere than at police station. |
31. | Arrest for further offence. |
32. | Search upon arrest. |
33. | Execution of warrant not in possession of constable. |
Part IV Detention | |
Detention—conditions and duration | |
34. | Limitations on police detention. |
35. | Designated police stations. |
36. | Custody officers at police stations. |
37. | Duties of custody officer before charge. |
38. | Duties of custody officer after charge. |
39. | Responsibilities in relation to persons detained. |
40. | Review of police detention. |
41. | Limits on period of detention without charge. |
42. | Authorisation of continued detention. |
43. | Warrants of further detention. |
44. | Extension of warrants of further detention. |
45. | Detention before charge-supplementary. |
Detention—miscellaneous | |
46. | Detention after charge. |
47. | Bail after arrest. |
48. | Remands to police detention. |
49. | Police detention to count towards custodial sentence. |
50. | Records of detention. |
51. | Savings. |
52. | Children. |
Part V Questioning and Treatment of Persons by Police | |
53. | Abolition of certain powers of constables to search persons. |
54. | Searches of detained persons. |
55. | Intimate searches. |
56. | Right to have someone informed when arrested. |
57. | Additional rights of children and young persons. |
58. | Access to legal advice. |
59. | Legal aid for persons at police stations. |
60. | Tape-recording of interviews. |
61. | Fingerprinting. |
62. | Intimate samples. |
63. | Other samples. |
64. | Destruction of fingerprints and samples. |
65. | Part V—supplementary. |
Part VI Codes of Practice—General | |
66. | Codes of practice. |
67. | Codes of practice—supplementary. |
Part VII Documentary Evidence in Criminal Proceedings | |
68. | Evidence from documentary records. |
69. | Evidence from computer records. |
70. | Provisions supplementary to sections 68 and 69. |
71. | Microfilm copies. |
72. | Part VII—supplementary. |
Part VIII Evidence in Criminal Proceedings—General | |
Convictions and acquittals | |
73. | Proof of convictions and acquittals. |
74. | Conviction as evidence of commission of offence. |
75. | Provisions supplementary to section 74. |
Confessions | |
76. | Confessions. |
77. | Confessions by mentally handicapped persons. |
78. | Exclusion of unfair evidence. |
Miscellaneous | |
79. | Time for taking accused’s evidence. |
80. | Competence and compellability of accused’s spouse. |
81. | Advance notice of expert evidence in Crown Court. |
Part VIII—supplementary | |
82. | Part VIII—interpretation. |
Part IX Police Complaints and Discipline | |
The Police Complaints Authority | |
83. | Establishment of the Police Complaints Authority. |
Handling of complaints etc. | |
84. | Preliminary. |
85. | Investigation of complaints: standard procedure. |
86. | Investigation of complaints against senior officers. |
87. | References of complaints to Authority. |
88. | References of other matters to Authority. |
89. | Supervision of investigations by Authority. |
90. | Steps to be taken after investigation—general. |
91. | Steps to be taken where accused has admitted charges. |
92. | Powers of Authority to direct reference of reports etc. to Director of Public Prosecutions. |
93. | Powers of Authority as to disciplinary charges. |
94. | Disciplinary tribunals. |
95. | Information as to the manner of dealing with complaints etc. |
96. | Constabularies maintained by authorities other than police authorities. |
97. | Reports. |
98. | Restriction on disclosure of information. |
99. | Regulations. |
100. | Regulations—supplementary. |
Amendments of discipline provisions | |
101. | Discipline regulations. |
102. | Representation at disciplinary proceedings. |
103. | Disciplinary appeals. |
General | |
104. | Restrictions on subsequent proceedings. |
105. | Guidelines concerning discipline, complaints etc. |
Part X Police—General | |
106. | Arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing. |
107. | Police officers performing duties of higher rank. |
108. | Deputy chief constables. |
109. | Amendments relating to Police Federations. |
110. | Functions of special constables in Scotland. |
111. | Regulations for Police Forces and Police Cadets—Scotland. |
112. | Metropolitan police officers. |
Part XI Miscellaneous and Supplementary | |
113. | Application of Act to Armed Forces. |
114. | Application of Act to Customs and Excise. |
115. | Expenses. |
116. | Meaning of “serious arrestable offence”. |
117. | Power of constable to use reasonable force. |
118. | General interpretation. |
119. | Amendments and repeals. |
120. | Extent. |
121. | Commencement. |
122. | Short title. |
Schedules: | |
Schedule 1—Special procedure. | |
Schedule 2—Preserved powers of arrest. | |
Schedule 3—Provisions supplementary to sections 68 and 69. | |
Part I—Provisions supplementary to section 68. | |
Part II—Provisions supplementary to section 69. | |
Part III—Provisions supplementary to sections 68 and 69. | |
Schedule 4—The Police Complaints Authority. | |
Part I—General. | |
Part II—Transitional. | |
Schedule 5—Serious arrestable offences. | |
Part I—Offences mentioned in section 116(2)(a). | |
Part II—Offences mentioned in section 116(2)(b). | |
Schedule 6—Minor and consequential amendments. | |
Part I—England and Wales. | |
Part II—Other amendments. | |
Schedule 7—Repeals. | |
Part I—Enactments repealed in consequence of Parts I to V. | |
Part II—Enactments repealed in relation to criminal proceedings in consequence of Part VII. | |
Part III—Enactments repealed generally in consequence of Part VII. | |
Part IV—Enactments repealed in relation to criminal proceedings in consequence of Part VIII. | |
Part V—Enactments repealed generally in consequence of Part VIII. | |
Part VI—Miscellaneous repeals. |
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