SCHEDULES

Prospective

Article 6

SCHEDULE 4N.I.STAFF CUSTODY OFFICERS

The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 12)N.I.

1.—(1) Article 37 is amended as follows.N.I.

(2) [F1For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) No person may be appointed a custody officer unless—

(a)he is a police officer of at least the rank of sergeant; or

(b)he is a staff custody officer.”.]”

(3) [F1In paragraph (5) for “an officer” substitute “ an individual ”].

(4) [F1In paragraph (7)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a)—

(i)after “by an officer” insert “ or a staff custody officer ”;

(ii)for “such an officer” substitute “ such a person ”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “such officer” substitute “ such person ”].

(5) In paragraph (8)—

(a)after “in” insert “ Article 35 or in ”;

(b)[F2for “an officer” substitute “ a person ”].

(6) [F3After paragraph (10) add—

“(11) In this Article “staff custody officer” means a person who has been designated as such under section 30 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003.”].”

2.  F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

The 2003 ActN.I.

3.  F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

4.  F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.

5.  F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N.I.