Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 U.K. Powers of Arrest: supplementary

Part 1 E+W Specific repeals

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) E+W

24 (1) The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 118 (general interpretation), in subsection (1), omit the definition of “arrestable offence”.

(3) Schedule 1A (specific offences which are arrestable offences) shall cease to have effect.

(4) In Schedule 2 (preserved powers of arrest), the following are omitted—

• the entry relating to the Military Lands Act 1892 (c. 43),

• the entry relating to the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (c. 27),

• the entry relating to the Public Order Act 1936 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6 c. 6),

• the entry relating to the Street Offences Act 1959 (c. 57),

• the entry relating to the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45),

• the entry relating to the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 24 in force at 1.1.2006 by S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m)