Citation 2003 c 6 Royal assent 8 April 2003 | Territorial extent Northern Ireland | |
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Long title An Act to make provision about policing in Northern Ireland and the exercise of police powers in Northern Ireland by persons who are not police officers; and to amend the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. | ||
The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Section 23 Appointment of constables with special policing skills
- Section 26 Protected disclosures by police officers
- Section 42 Intimate samples
- Section 44 Orders and regulations
- Schedule 1 Belfast
- References
It implements recommendations made in the Patten report.
Sections 14 to 19 are prospectively repealed by Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
Section 23 - Appointment of constables with special policing skills
Sections 23(1) to (5) expired on 8 April 2005 by virtue of section 23(6). They were restored by article 10(1) of the Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912) (N.I. 6).
Article 10(2) of that Order substituted a reference to the date on which that Order came into force for the reference to the date on which this Act was passed in section 23(6).
Section 26 - Protected disclosures by police officers
Sections 26(1) to (3) came into force on 15 December 2004.
Section 42 - Intimate samples
Sections 42(1) to (5) came into force on 1 March 2007.
Section 44 - Orders and regulations
Section 44(4) and the references to sections 15(6) and 16(2) and 19(2) in sections 44(3) and (5) are prospectively repealed by Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
Schedule 1 - Belfast
This Schedule is prospectively repealed by Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.