124(1)The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S. I. 1989/1341 (N. I. 12)) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In Article 37 (custody officers at police stations)—
(a)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3)No police officer may be appointed a custody officer unless the officer is of at least the rank of sergeant.”,
(b)in paragraph (5) for “an individual” substitute “ an officer ”,
(c)in paragraph (7)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or a staff custody officer” and for “such a person” substitute “ such an officer ”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) for “such person” substitute “ such officer ”,
(d)in paragraph (8) for “a person” substitute “ an officer ”, and
(e)omit paragraph (11).
(3)In Article 40 (responsibilities in relation to persons detained)—
(a)in paragraph (6)(a) omit “(or, if the custody officer is a staff custody officer, any police officer or any member of the police support staff)”, and
(b)omit paragraph (7).