Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Policing

   1. Consultation by Secretary of State

      1. 1. Long-term policing objectives

      2. 2. Codes of practice

   2. The Northern Ireland Policing Board

      1. 3. Board’s policing objectives

      2. 4. Public meetings of the Board

      3. 5. Contracts relating to detention and escort services

      4. 6. Funding for pension purposes

      5. 7. Accounts and audit

      6. 8. Performance summaries

      7. 9. Performance summaries: supplementary

   3. Reports and inquiries

      1. 10. Reports of Chief Constable

      2. 11. Inquiries by Board

      3. 12. Approval of proposals relating to inquiries by Board

   4. The Police Ombudsman

      1. 13. Investigations into current police practices and policies

   5. District policing partnerships

      1. 14. Independent members: appointment

      2. 15. Independent members: declaration against terrorism

      3. 16. Independent members: disqualification

      4. 17. Disqualification following removal from office

      5. 18. Council’s powers

      6. 19. Belfast

   6. Police functions and service

      1. 20. Core policing principles

      2. 21. Chief Constable’s functions

      3. 22. Provision of information to Board

      4. 23. Appointment of constables with special policing skills

      5. 24. Fixed-term appointments

      6. 25. Members of PSNI engaged on other police service

      7. 26. Protected disclosures by police officers

   7. Information and inquiries

      1. 27. Restriction on disclosure of information

      2. 28. Special committee of the Board

      3. 29. Disclosure of information and holding of inquiries

3. Part 2 Police powers

   1. Designation of civilians

      1. 30. Police powers for designated police support staff

      2. 31. Police powers for designated contracted-out staff

      3. 32. Police powers: amendments

      4. 33. Designations: supplementary

      5. 34. Complaints and misconduct

      6. 35. Liability for unlawful conduct

      7. 36. Notifiable memberships

      8. 37. Code of ethics

      9. 38. Assaults on, and obstruction of, designated persons

      10. 39. Impersonation etc. of designated persons

      11. 40. Designated persons: interpretation

   2. Searches and samples

      1. 41. Intimate searches

      2. 42. Intimate samples

   3. Codes of practice

      1. 43. Codes of practice

4. Part 3 General

   1. 44. Orders and regulations

   2. 45. Repeals and revocations

   3. 46. Extent

   4. 47. Short title

5. 1. Schedule 1

      Belfast

   2. Schedule 2

      Powers exercisable by designated persons

      1. Part 1 Investigating officers

      2. Part 2 Detention officers

      3. Part 3 Escort officers

      4. Part 4 Interpretation

   3. Schedule 3

      Police powers: amendments

   4. Schedule 4

      Repeals and revocations