PART 3INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED, AND PERSONS DETAINED, BY DESIGNATED CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
Modification of section 35 of the Act (designated police stations)22
Section 35 of the Act18, as applied by article 12, has effect as if for that section there were substituted—
35Designated Police Stations
1
The Secretary of State shall designate the customs offices which, subject to section 30(3) and (5), are to be the offices to be used for the purposes of detaining arrested persons.
2
The Secretary of State’s duty under subsection (1) above is to designate customs offices appearing to the Secretary of State to provide enough accommodation for that purpose.
3
Without prejudice to section 12 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (continuity of duties) the Secretary of State—
a
may designate a customs office which was not previously designated; and
b
may direct that a designation of an office previously made shall cease to operate.
4
In this Act, as it has effect by virtue of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to the UK Border Agency and Border Force in England and Wales) Order 2013, “designated customs office” means a customs office designated under this section (as modified by that Order).