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    The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (PACE) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers...
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  • the police in England and Wales are defined largely by statute law, with the main sources of power being the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the...
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  • Machine Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 117 or Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 88 Criminal Law Act 1967...
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    Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Article 26 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984"...
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    Arrest (redirect from Police detention)
    without warrant: under the provisions of section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), which only applies to constables, under the provisions...
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  • introduced as part of the policing reforms in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and applies in England and Wales. In England and Wales, an appropriate...
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    (police powers were more extensive than a civilian's). Section 2 was repealed and replaced with section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984...
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  • "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1984 c. 60 subsection (5). "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984:...
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  • under Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 or Article 26(1), (2) or (3) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order...
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  • short-term leave). Under section 107 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (England and Wales only), sergeants and chief inspectors may be designated (by...
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    2003, s.98. Criminal Justice Act 2003, s.101(3). Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s.78. Criminal Justice Act 1988 Criminal Justice Act 2003, ss.142...
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  • attested constables, and therefore do not have the same powers of arrest under section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. They can, however...
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  • Police uniforms and equipment in the United Kingdom vary enormously per force or service, and different uniforms and equipment is used for different situations...
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  • Spousal privilege (category Evidence law)
    Civil Evidence Act 1968, and in criminal cases, which was eventually done in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. As of the Criminal Justice and Licensing...
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  • Citizen's arrest (category Criminal law)
    acting. For example, in England and Wales, the power comes from Section 24A(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, called "any person arrest"....
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  • Public Order Act 1994. Confessions by mentally handicapped persons See section 77 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. Evidence of children See...
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  • Search warrant (category Searches and seizures)
    supports the warrant application. Under Section 18(5)a of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, a constable can conduct a search immediately without an...
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  • Judges' Rules (category Governance of policing in the United Kingdom)
    is followed. In England and Wales the rules have been replaced by Code C made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The Rules were first issued...
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    the police dispatching officers to her address. Forcing entry into the property (under s17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984), police found...
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  • of police databases. This is as required under section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, which states that: (1) The Secretary of State shall in each...
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    The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912, extended provisions of the 1824 Act to Scotland and Ireland, and suppressed brothels. The original Vagrancy Act 1824...
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    list of the 45 territorial police forces and 3 special police forces of the United Kingdom. It does not include non-police law enforcement agencies or...
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    2020. "Police Act 1996". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017. "Criminal Justice and Public...
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    sections 24(1)(c) and (2)(bb) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, and then by virtue of sections 24(1)(c) and (2) of, and paragraph 18 of Schedule...
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    Influencing the Passage and Character of the Metropolitan Police Act in England," Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science (1964) 55#1 pp...
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  • Arrest without warrant (category English criminal law)
    without the use of an arrest warrant. Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, as of 1 January 2006, provides that a constable may arrest...
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  • Police Act 1946 The Police Act 1964 The Police Act 1969 The Police Act 1972 The Police Act 1976 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 The Police and...
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    Criminal Evidence Act 1984 relating to the detention of criminal suspects by police forces in England and Wales. The emergency nature of the Act meant it...
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    similar rules, such as those introduced to England and Wales under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), but generally have greater powers. They...
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    under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 akin to those of in police contables in relation to their narrow remit. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs...
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