SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

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

61After subsection (4) of section 27 of the 1984 Act (fingerprinting of certain offenders and recording of offences) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(4A)In subsection (4) above “conviction” includes—

(a)a caution within the meaning of Part V of the M1Police Act 1997; and

(b)a reprimand or warning given under section 65 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 61 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 61 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 121; Sch. 8 para. 61 in force at 30.9.1998 for the purpose of warning a person under s. 65 in any area specified in Sch. 3 of the said S.I. by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 3(3) (as amended by 1998/2412); Sch. 8 para. 61 in force at 1.4.2000 for specified purposes and at 1.6.2000 to the extent that it is not already in force by S.I. 2000/924, arts. 3, 4, Sch.

Marginal Citations

62E+WAfter section 47 of the 1984 Act there shall be inserted the following section—

47A Early administrative hearings conducted by justices’ clerks.

Where a person has been charged with an offence at a police station, any requirement imposed under this Part for the person to appear or be brought before a magistrates’ court shall be taken to be satisfied if the person appears or is brought before the clerk to the justices for a petty sessions area in order for the clerk to conduct a hearing under section 50 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (early administrative hearings).

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 8 para. 62 wholly in force; Sch. 8 para. 62 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)