The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 19:

various legislation applied by 2016 c. 18 (N.I.) s. 161(2)(a)
art. 19 extended by 2003 c. 6 Sch. 2A para. 10 (as inserted) by S.I. 2007/912 (N.I.) Sch. 5

Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:

Order applied by 2016 c. 18 (N.I.) s. 150(1)(a)
Order excluded by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 1 para. 7(5)
Order extended by 2003 c. 6 Sch. 4 para. 23A (as inserted) by S.I. 2007/912 (N.I.) Sch. 4 para. 5

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):

Sch. 2A para. 1(4) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(3)(a)(ii)
Sch. 2A para. 2(2)(c) and word inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(3)(b)(ii)
Sch. 2A para. 9(4) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(3)(c)(ii)
Sch. 2A para. 10(5) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(3)(d)(ii)
Sch. 2A para. 2(2)(b) words substituted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(3)(b)(i)
art. 62(10(ab) words substituted in earlier affecting provision 2015 c. 9 (N.I.), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(e)
art. 3(9ZA)(9ZB) inserted by 2019 c. 17 s. 12(5)
art. 19(1)(cc) inserted by S.I. 2007/916 (N.I.) art. 18(2)
art. 53(3A)(3B) inserted by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 1(3)
art. 53(3A) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 15(4)
art. 53(4) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 9(6)
art. 53B inserted by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 3
art. 56(13A)(b)(iii) and word substituted for word by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(b)
art. 56(13A)(b)(iii) words substituted in earlier affecting provision 2015 c. 9 (N.I.), Sch. 2 para. 6(1)(b) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(e)
art. 56A(9)(b)(iii) and word substituted for word by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(2)(b)
art. 56A(9)(b)(iii) words substituted in earlier affecting provision 2015 c. 9 (N.I.), Sch. 2 para. 6(2)(b) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(e)
art. 61(5A) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 8(1)
art. 61(5A)(b) words substituted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(1)(a)
art. 61(5B) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 8(2)
art. 61(5B)(b) words substituted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(1)(a)
art. 61(5C) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(1)(b)
art. 61(6)-(6ZD) substituted for art. 61(6) by 2010 c. 17 s. 8(3)
art. 61(6D)-(6G) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 9(1)
art. 61(6BA) inserted by 2008 c. 28 s. 12(2) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 12 omitted (14.12.2011) by virtue of 2011 c. 23, ss. 29, 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 5(3))
art. 62(2A) (2B) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 9(2)
art. 62(10)(ab) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b)
art. 62(10)(ab) words substituted in earlier affecting provision 2015 c. 9 (N.I.), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b) by 2022 c. 4 (N.I.) s. 4(9)(e)
art. 63(3A)(c)(i) word substituted by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 4
art. 63(3B)-(3BD) substituted for art. 63(3B) by 2010 c. 17 s. 8(7)
art. 63(3C) inserted by 2008 c. 28 s. 12(3) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 12 omitted (14.12.2011) by virtue of 2011 c. 23, ss. 29, 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 5(3))
art. 63(3D)-(3G) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 9(4)
art. 63(3AA) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(2)(c)
art. 63(3ZA) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 8(5)
art. 63(3ZA)(b)(iii) and word inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 83(2)(a)
art. 63A(1E) (1F) inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 11(1)
art. 63A(6A) inserted by 2008 c. 28 s. 12(4)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 12 omitted (14.12.2011) by virtue of 2011 c. 23, ss. 29, 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 5(3))
art. 63B-63R inserted by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.) Sch. 2
art. 63D(1)(a) substituted by 2019 c. 3 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(a)
art. 63D(1)(a)(i) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1386 Sch. para. 9(5)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The insertions of ss. 63D and 63DA by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.), Sch. 2 and 2019 c. 3, Sch. 2 para. 5 respectively are still prospective)
art. 63D(14) words inserted by 2019 c. 3 Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(b)
art. 63D(14) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1386 Sch. para. 9(5)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The insertions of ss. 63D and 63DA by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.), Sch. 2 and 2019 c. 3, Sch. 2 para. 5 respectively are still prospective)
art. 63N substituted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 86
art. 63R(4A) inserted by 2019 c. 3 Sch. 4 para. 20(9)
art. 63R(4B) inserted by 2023 c. 32 Sch. 18 para. 5(8) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The insertion of art. 63R by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.) Sch. 2 remains prospective at 31.12.2023.)
art. 63R(5) words substituted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 87(a)
art. 63R(5A)(5B) inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 87(b)
art. 63DA inserted by 2019 c. 3 Sch. 2 para. 5(3)
art. 63DA heading words inserted by S.I. 2023/1386 Sch. para. 9(6)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The insertions of ss. 63D and 63DA by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.), Sch. 2 and 2019 c. 3, Sch. 2 para. 5 respectively are still prospective)
art. 63DA(1)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1386 Sch. para. 9(6)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The insertions of ss. 63D and 63DA by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.), Sch. 2 and 2019 c. 3, Sch. 2 para. 5 respectively are still prospective)
art. 63DA(4) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1386 Sch. para. 9(6)(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The insertions of ss. 63D and 63DA by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.), Sch. 2 and 2019 c. 3, Sch. 2 para. 5 respectively are still prospective)
art. 63GA inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 84
art. 63KA inserted by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) s. 85
art. 64(1AA) inserted by 2008 c. 28 s. 12(5) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 12 omitted (14.12.2011) by virtue of 2011 c. 23, ss. 29, 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 5(3))
art. 64(1AB) inserted by 2008 c. 28 s. 15(5)
art. 89(2A) inserted by 2013 c. 7 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 5

Entry for purpose of arrest etc.N.I.

19.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, and without prejudice to any other statutory provision, a constable may enter and search any premises for the purpose—

(a)of executing—

(i)a warrant of arrest issued in connection with or arising out of criminal proceedings; or

(ii)a warrant of commitment issued under Article 92 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981F1;

[F2; or

(iii)a warrant of commitment issued under section 9(1)(i) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (default by debtor);]

(b)of arresting a person for an [F3indictable] offence;

[F4(ba)of arresting a person for an offence under Article 15 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (driving while under influence of drink or drugs) or Article 180(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 1);

(bb)of arresting a person for an offence to which Article 42(8) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 applies;]

[F5(c)of arresting a person for an offence under—

(i)section 42 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (c. 100);

(ii)Article 18(3) or 21 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 7);

(iii)Article 4 of the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 9);

(iv)Article 25 of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 6);]

[F6(ca)of recapturing a person who is, or is deemed for any purpose to be, unlawfully at large while liable to be detained in a prison, young offenders centre,[F7 juvenile justice centre or in any other place in pursuance of Article 45 of the Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998];

(cb)of arresting a person in pursuance of section 49(1) of the Prison Act 1952 or section 40(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989;]

(d)of recapturing a person who is unlawfully at large and whom he is pursuing; or

(e)of saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property.

(2) Except for the purpose specified in paragraph (1)(e), the powers of entry and search conferred by this Article—

(a)are only exercisable if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whom he is seeking is on the premises; and

(b)are limited, in relation to premises consisting of two or more separate dwellings, to powers to enter and search—

(i)any parts of the premises which the occupiers of any dwelling comprised in the premises use in common with the occupiers of any other such dwelling; and

(ii)any such dwelling in which the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whom he is seeking may be.

(3) The power of search conferred by this Article is only a power to search to the extent that is reasonably required for the purpose for which the power of entry is exercised.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), all the rules of common law under which a constable has power to enter premises without a warrant are hereby abolished.

(5) Nothing in paragraph (4) affects any power of entry to deal with or prevent a breach of the peace.

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F2Art. 19(1)(a)(iii) inserted (1.6.2018) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(2), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.R. 2018/99, art. 2(c)

F3Word in art. 19(1)(b) substituted (1.3.2007) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/288 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1(2), 11(2)

F4Art. 19(1)(ba)(bb) inserted (1.3.2007) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/288 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1(2), 11(3)

F5Art. 19(1)(c) substituted (8.6.2008) by Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(3)(a), 86

F61995 NI 17

F71998 NI 9

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Art. 19 extended (22.4.2007) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), Sch. 2A para. 10 (as inserted (22.4.2007) by Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(2)(d)(3), 7(8), Sch. 5)

C2Art. 19(1)(a)(i) applied (with modifications) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/464), Sch. 1 (as amended (19.3.2010) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.R. 2010/42), art. 2(3)(a))