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Statutory Instruments
Police, England And Wales
Made
21st February 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 94(6) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017(1), makes the following Regulations.
The code which is brought into operation by these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 94(10) of that Act.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with section 94(8) of that Act.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Maritime Enforcement Powers: Code of Practice) Regulations 2018, and come into force on the seventh day after the day on which they are made.
2. The code of practice issued under section 94(1) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (code of practice in respect of the practice to be followed by law enforcement officers when arresting a person under the power conferred by section 90 of that Act) which was laid before Parliament on 16th November 2017 comes into operation on the day on which these Regulations come into force.
Nick Hurd
Minister of State
Home Office
21st February 2018
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force a code of practice issued under section 94(1) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (“the Act”). Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Act sets out the enforcement powers in relation to ships that are available to a law enforcement officer as defined by section 84(3) of the Act.
This code of practice sets out the practice to be followed by English and Welsh law enforcement officers when arresting a person under the power of arrest conferred by section 90 of the Act. Section 90 provides a power to English and Welsh law enforcement officers to arrest without warrant any person whom the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be guilty of an offence under the law of England and Wales that has been, or is being, committed on a relevant ship.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
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