Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

Part 4Other amendments

Game Laws (Amendment) Act 1960 (c. 36)

52(1)The Game Laws (Amendment) Act 1960 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 2 (power of police to enter on land), in subsection (1)(b), for “section 25” substitute “section 24”.

(3)In section 4 (further provisions as to seizure and forfeiture), in subsection (1), for “section 25” substitute “section 24”.

Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)

53In section 28A of the Immigration Act 1971 (arrest without warrant), in each of subsections (1) and (9A), for “A constable or” substitute “An”.

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)

54In section 138 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (provisions about arrest), in subsection (4)(b), after “section 24” insert “or 24A”.

This paragraph has the same extent as that Act.

Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22)

55(1)The Animal Health Act 1981 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 61 (powers of arrest as to rabies)—

(a)in subsection (2), after “applies” insert “for the purposes of section 17(1)(caa) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984”,

(b)for the heading substitute “Powers of entry and search in relation to rabies offences”.

(3)For the heading to section 62 (entry and search under section 61) substitute “Entry and search in exercise of powers to seize animals”.

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)

56In section 19 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (enforcement), in subsection (2), for “section 25” substitute “section 24”.

This paragraph extends also to Scotland.

Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36)

57In section 13 of the Aviation Security Act 1982 (power to require aerodrome managers to promote searches at airports), in subsection (5)(a), for “25” substitute “24A”.

This paragraph has the same extent as that Act.

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

58In section 17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (entry for purpose of arrest etc.), in subsection (1)—

(a)for paragraph (c)(iiia) substitute—

“(iiia)section 4 (driving etc. when under influence of drink or drugs) or 163 (failure to stop when required to do so by constable in uniform) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;

(iiib)section 27 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (which relates to offences involving drink or drugs);”,

(b)after paragraph (ca) insert—

“(caa)of arresting a person for an offence to which section 61 of the Animal Health Act 1981 applies;”.

Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)

59In section 184 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (application of sections 5 to 10 of that Act to persons subject to service discipline), for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)A member of the provost staff may arrest a person for the time being subject to service discipline without warrant if he has reasonable cause to suspect that that person is or has been committing an offence under section 4.

(2A)The power conferred by subsection (2) is exercisable outside as well as within Great Britain.”

This paragraph has the same extent as section 184 of that Act.

Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (c. 31)

60In section 22 of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 (power to require harbour authorities to promote searches in harbour areas), in subsection (10)(a), for “25” substitute “24A”.

This paragraph has the same extent as that Act.

Deer Act 1991 (c. 54)

61In section 12 of the Deer Act 1991 (powers of search, arrest and seizure), in subsection (2)(b), for “section 25” substitute “section 24”.

Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (c. 11)

62The Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 is amended as follows—

(a)in section 14 (offences: supplementary), in subsection (1), for “section 24(4) and (5)” substitute “section 24A”,

(b)in Schedule 2 (application of Act to Northern Ireland), in paragraph 14, for “section 24(4) and (5)” substitute “section 24A”.

This paragraph has the same extent as that Act.

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19)

63The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 is amended as follows—

(a)in section 2 (entering U.K. without passport, etc.), in subsection (10), for “a constable or” substitute “an”,

(b)in section 35 (deportation or removal: cooperation), in subsection (5), for “a constable or” substitute “an”.