SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17Cross-border enforcement: minor and consequential amendments
Part 1Amendments of Part 10 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
7Other amendments
1
Section 136 (execution of warrants) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (4) insert—
4A
The following provisions apply in relation to the execution under this section by a constable of a warrant issued in England and Wales or Northern Ireland—
a
where the warrant is executed under subsection (1), the constable has the same powers of entry and search for the purpose of executing the warrant as a constable of a police force in Scotland would have if the warrant had been issued in Scotland;
b
where the warrant is executed under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(a), the constable has the powers of entry and search conferred by section 137E;
c
where the warrant is executed under subsection (1), (2)(b) or (3)(a), the constable has the powers conferred by section 139 in relation to the arrested person;
d
the constable may use reasonable force, if necessary, in arresting the person or in exercising the powers conferred by sections 137E and 139.
3
In subsection (5), omit paragraph (a).