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These Regulations bring into force on 15th March 2023 a revised Code of Practice to be followed by law enforcement officers when arresting a person under the power conferred by section 90 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (“the Code”). Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) (“the Act”) sets out the maritime enforcement powers that are available to a law enforcement officer as defined by section 84(3) of the Act. The Code sets out the practice to be followed by such law enforcement officers when arresting a person under the power conferred by section 90 of the Act. Section 90 provides a power to law enforcement officers to arrest without warrant any person whom the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be guilty of an offence under the law of England and Wales that has been, or is being, committed on a ship in relation to which the power of arrest is exercisable.
The Code revises and replaces the code of practice that was brought into operation by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Maritime Enforcement Powers: Code of Practice) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/229), under section 94 of the Act. The revisions of the Code have been made because regulations have since been made under section 84 of the Act which specify new categories of law enforcement officer. The additional categories of law enforcement officer specified by regulations made under section 84 of that Act are: members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, members of the Royal Navy Police and members of the Ministry of Defence Police.
The Code is available on the gov.uk website. A copy may be obtained from the Home Office at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF. The Code is laid before Parliament with these Regulations.
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