Part 2Powers of entry, search and seizure

Supplementary

13Orders and codes of practice under s. 113 of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

(1)

Section 113 of the 1984 Act (application of Act to armed forces) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) (which confers on the Secretary of State power by order to apply provisions of the 1984 Act to investigations etc under either of the 1955 Acts or under the 1957 Act) for “this Act” there is substituted “Part 5 of this Act (or Part 11 of this Act so far as relating to that Part)”.

(3)

In subsection (3) (which requires the Secretary of State to issue one or more codes of practice for persons other than police officers who are concerned with enquiries into offences under the 1955 Acts or the 1957 Act) for the words from “with” onwards there is substituted—“with—

(a)

the exercise of the powers conferred by Part 2 of the Armed Forces Act 2001, or

(b)

enquiries into offences under the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957.”

(4)

In subsection (4) for the words “enquiries into such offences” there is substituted “the powers mentioned in subsection (3)(a) above or the enquiries mentioned in subsection (3)(b) above”.