2005 No. 3389
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Powers of Arrest) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 173 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 20051:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Powers of Arrest) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st January 2006.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Customs and Excise) Order 19852.

(1)

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Customs and Excise) Order 19852 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 7 for “arrestable”, in both places where it occurs, there is substituted “indictable”.

(3)

In article 12 and Schedule 13 for the words “section 24(6)” there is substituted “section 24(2)”.

Serbia and Montenegro (United Nations Sanctions) Order 19923.

Article 17(13) of the Serbia and Montenegro (United Nations Sanctions) Order 19924 is revoked.

United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 19934.

Article 10(12) of the United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 19935 is revoked.

Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 19935.

In paragraph 2(1)(c) of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 19936, for the words “arrestable offence (within the meaning of section 24 of the 1984 Act)” there is substituted “indictable offence”.

Libya (United Nations Sanctions) Order 19936.

Article 19(12) of the Libya (United Nations Sanctions) Order 19937 is revoked.

Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 19947.

In articles 14(11) and 15(11)(a) of the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 19948, for the words “sections 17, 24 and 25” there is substituted “sections 17, 24 and 24A”.

Haiti (United Nations Sanctions) Order 19948.

Article 17(12) of the Haiti (United Nations Sanctions) Order 19949 is revoked.

Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 19949.

In regulation 101(2) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 199410 for the words “section 25” there is substituted “section 24”.

United Nations (International Tribunal) (Former Yugoslavia) Order 199610.

(1)

The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Former Yugoslavia) Order 199611 is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (a) of article 16(1) for the words—

(a)

“serious arrestable offences” there is substituted “indictable offences”; and

(b)

“a serious arrestable offence” there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (b) of article 16(2) for the words “an arrestable offence within the meaning of the said Act of 1984” there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) Order 199611.

(1)

The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) Order 199612 is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (a) of article 16(1) for the words—

(a)

“serious arrestable offences” there is substituted “indictable offences”; and

(b)

“a serious arrestable offence” there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (b) of article 16(2) for the words “an arrestable offence within the meaning of the said Act of 1984” there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Armed Forces) Order 199712.

In column 2 of the Schedule to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Armed Forces) Order 199713, for “a serious arrestable offence”, in each place where it occurs, there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 199813.

Article 12(12) of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 199814 is revoked.

Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200014.

Article 11(6) of the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 199415 is revoked.

Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 200115.

Article 10(10) of the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 200116 is revoked.

Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 200216.

Article 20(13) of the Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 200217 is revoked.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Department of Trade and Industry Investigations) Order 200217.

In the definition of “DTI Investigation” in article 2 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Department of Trade and Industry Investigations) Order 200218, for “a serious arrestable offence”, in both places, there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

Somalia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200218.

Article 16(12) of the Somalia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200219 is revoked.

Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200319.

Article 20(12) of the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200320 is revoked.

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 200320.

In article 5(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum (Juxtaposed Controls) Order 200321, for “a serious arrestable offence” there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

Extradition Act 2003 (Police Powers) Order 200321.

In article 2(3) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Police Powers) Order 200322, for “a serious arrestable offence”, in both places, there is substituted “an indictable offence”.

Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200422.

Article 15(12) of the Liberia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200423 is revoked.

Sudan (Technical Assistance and Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200423.

For paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the Sudan (Technical Assistance and Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200424, there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)

Notwithstanding that the offence in regulation 2 above is not, by virtue of the term of imprisonment for which a person may be sentenced in respect of it, an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland Order) 1989, Article 26(2) of that Order (in Northern Ireland) shall apply to the offence as if it were mentioned therein, and the offence shall accordingly be an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Order.”

Liberia (Technical Assistance and Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200424.

For paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the Liberia (Technical Assistance and Financing and Financial Assistance) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200425, there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)

Notwithstanding that the offence in regulation 2 above is not, by virtue of the term of imprisonment for which a person may be sentenced in respect of it, an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland Order) 1989, Article 26(2) of that Order (in Northern Ireland) shall apply to the offence as if it were mentioned therein, and the offence shall accordingly be an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Order.”

Zimbabwe (Sale, Supply, Export, Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance and Shipment of Equipment) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200425.

For paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the Zimbabwe (Sale, Supply, Export, Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance and Shipment of Equipment) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200426, there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)

Notwithstanding that the offence in regulation 2 above is not, by virtue of the term of imprisonment for which a person may be sentenced in respect of it, an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland Order) 1989, Article 26(2) of that Order (in Northern Ireland) shall apply to the offence as if it were mentioned therein, and the offence shall accordingly be an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Order.”

Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 200426.

(1)

The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 200427 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1(2) the following definition is inserted before the definition of “working day”–

““a relevant offence” means—

(a)

an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law,

(b)

an offence for which a person of 18 years or over (not previously convicted) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of seven years (or might be so sentenced but for the restrictions imposed by section 33 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 198028;”.

(3)

For paragraph (v) of regulation 2(2)(a), there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(v)

a relevant offence, or”.

(4)

For sub-paragraph (e) of regulation 5(1), there is substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(e)

a relevant offence;”.

Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 200427.

For regulation 24(2)(c)(iii) of the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 200429, there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(iii)

an indictable offence.”

Burma (Sale, Supply, Export, Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance and Shipment of Equipment) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200428.

For paragraph (2) of regulation 4 of the Burma (Sale, Supply, Export, Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance and Shipment of Equipment) (Penalties and Licences) Regulations 200430, there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)

Notwithstanding that the offence in regulation 2 above is not, by virtue of the term of imprisonment for which a person may be sentenced in respect of it, an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland Order) 1989, Article 26(2) of that Order (in Northern Ireland) shall apply to the offence as if it were mentioned therein, and the offence shall accordingly be an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Order.”

Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200529.

Article 9(12) of the Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 200531 is revoked.

Sudan (United Nations Measures) Order 200530.

Article 10(6) of the Sudan (United Nations Measures) Order 200532 is revoked.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Measures) Order 200531.

Article 10(6) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Measures) Order 200533 is revoked.
Hazel Blears
Minister of State

Home Office

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) inserts a new section 24 into the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The new section 24 removes the distinction between criminal offences which are arrestable and those which are not and provides that a constable may, provided certain criteria are met, arrest a person in relation to any criminal offence.

Section 111 of, and Schedule 7 to, the 2005 Act make a number of consequential amendments to primary legislation and repeal those powers of arrest which are not contained within PACE and which apply to constables.

This Order makes equivalent consequential amendments to secondary legislation.