The Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)

37.—(1) In section 16 (extension of statutory search powers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland), in subsection (3)—

(a)for “serious arrestable offences” substitute “indictable offences”,

(b)in paragraph (b), for “a serious arrestable offence” substitute “an indictable offence”.

(2) In section 17 (warrants in England and Wales or Northern Ireland)—

(a)in subsection (3)(b) after “(if it occurred in England and Wales” insert “or Northern Ireland” and omit “or (if it occurred in Northern Ireland) constitute an arrestable offence”; and

(b)omit the definition of “arrestable offence”.