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

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 E+W Powers of designated and accredited persons

Part 1 E+W Designated persons

Detention officers E+W

16 E+W After paragraph 33 insert—

“33A “Taking of impressions of footwear

Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person—

(a) he shall, at any police station in the relevant police area, have the powers of a constable under section 61A of the 1984 Act (impressions of footwear) to take impressions of a person's footwear without the appropriate consent; and

(b) the requirement by virtue of section 61A(5)(a) of the 1984 Act that a person must be informed by an officer that an impression of his footwear may be the subject of a speculative search shall be capable of being discharged, in the case of a person at such a station, by his being so informed by the person to whom this paragraph applies.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 16 in force at 1.1.2006 by S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(r)