The Welsh Revenue Authority (Powers to Investigate Criminal Offences) Regulations 2018

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE

Applicable provisions of the 1984 Act

(a)section 8 (power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises)(1);

(b)section 9 (special provisions as to access)(2) and Schedule 1 (special procedure)(3);

(c)section 15 (search warrants – safeguards)(4);

(d)section 16 (execution of warrants) subject to the modifications in regulation 6;

(e)section 19 (general power of seizure etc.)(5);

(f)section 20 (extension of powers of seizure to computerised information)(6);

(g)section 21 (access and copying)(7);

(h)section 22(1) to (4) and (7) (retention)(8);

(i)section 60B (notification of decision not to prosecute person interviewed)(9);

(j)section 66 (codes of practice)(10);

(k)section 67 (codes of practice – supplementary)(11);

(l)section 77 (treatment of confessions by persons with a learning disability) subject to the modification in regulation 7.

(1)

Section 8 was amended by sections 113(3), (4) and 114(2) of, and paragraph 43(3) of Part 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and section 86 of the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11). There are other amendments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

Section 9 was amended by the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39). There is another amendment to this section but it is not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 14 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the 2001 Act; paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Courts Act 2003; section 113(10) to (14) of, and paragraph 43(13) of Part 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; and section 82(3) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20). There is another amendment to this section but it is not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

Section 15 was amended by section 113(6) to (8) and 114(4) to (7) of, and paragraph 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 17 to, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and article 7 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3496).

(5)

Section 19 was amended by paragraph 13(1) and (2)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act.

(6)

Section 20 was amended by paragraph 13(1) and (2)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act.

(7)

Section 21 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

(8)

Section 22(7) was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

(9)

Section 60B was inserted by section 77 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).

(10)

Section 66 was amended by section 57(4) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43). There are other amendments but none is relevant to these Regulations.

(11)

Section 67 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 37 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003. There are other amendments but none is relevant to these Regulations.