Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

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2E+WAfter paragraph 1 insert—

“1A“Power to require name and address

(1)This paragraph applies if a designation applies it to any person.

(2)Such a designation may specify that, in relation to that person, the application of sub-paragraph (3) is confined to one or more only (and not to all) relevant offences or relevant licensing offences, being in each case specified in the designation.

(3)Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where that person has reason to believe that another person has committed a relevant offence in the relevant police area, or a relevant licensing offence (whether or not in the relevant police area), he may require that other person to give him his name and address.

(4)The power to impose a requirement under sub-paragraph (3) in relation to an offence under a relevant byelaw is exercisable only in a place to which the byelaw relates.

(5)A person who fails to comply with a requirement under sub-paragraph (3) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(6)In its application to an offence which is an offence by reference to which a notice may be given to a person in exercise of the power mentioned in paragraph 1(2)(aa), sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph shall have effect as if for the words “has committed a relevant offence in the relevant police area” there were substituted “ in the relevant police area has committed a relevant offence ”.

(7)In this paragraph, “relevant offence”, “relevant licensing offence” and “relevant byelaw” have the meaning given in paragraph 2 (reading accordingly the references to “this paragraph” in paragraph 2(6)).”

3(1)Paragraph 2 (power to detain etc.) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)For sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)A designation may not apply this paragraph to any person unless a designation also applies paragraph 1A to him.”

(3)In sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “ paragraph 1A(3) ”,

(b)at the end add the following new sentence— “ This sub-paragraph does not apply if the requirement was imposed in connection with a relevant licensing offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (c) or (f) of sub-paragraph (6A) believed to have been committed on licensed premises (within the meaning of the Licensing Act 2003). ”

(4)After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)Where—

(a)a designation applies this paragraph to any person (“the CSO”); and

(b)by virtue of a designation under paragraph 1A the CSO has the power to impose a requirement under sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph in relation to an offence under a relevant byelaw,

the CSO shall also have any power a constable has under the relevant byelaw to remove a person from a place.

(3B)Where a person to whom this paragraph applies (“the CSO”) has reason to believe that another person is committing an offence under section 3 or 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824, and requires him to stop doing whatever gives rise to that belief, the CSO may, if the other person fails to stop as required, require him to wait with the CSO, for a period not exceeding thirty minutes, for the arrival of a constable.”

(5)In sub-paragraph (4), after “(3)” insert “ or (3B) ”.

(6)In sub-paragraph (5)—

(a)omit paragraph (a),

(b)in paragraph (b), after “(3)” insert “ or (3B) ”.

(7)In sub-paragraph (6), after the paragraph (ab) inserted by paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 13 to this Act, insert—

“(ac)an offence under section 3 or 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824; or

(ad)an offence under a relevant byelaw; or”.

(8)After sub-paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A)In this paragraph “relevant licensing offence” means an offence under any of the following provisions of the Licensing Act 2003—

(a)section 141 (otherwise than by virtue of subsection (2)(c) or (3) of that section);

(b)section 142;

(c)section 146(1);

(d)section 149(1)(a), (3)(a) or (4)(a);

(e)section 150(1);

(f)section 150(2) (otherwise than by virtue of subsection (3)(b) of that section);

(g)section 152(1) (excluding paragraph (b)).

(6B)In this paragraph “relevant byelaw” means a byelaw included in a list of byelaws which—

(a)have been made by a relevant body with authority to make byelaws for any place within the relevant police area; and

(b)the chief officer of the police force for the relevant police area and the relevant body have agreed to include in the list.

(6C)The list must be published by the chief officer in such a way as to bring it to the attention of members of the public in localities where the byelaws in the list apply.

(6D)A list of byelaws mentioned in sub-paragraph (6B) may be amended from time to time by agreement between the chief officer and the relevant body in question, by adding byelaws to it or removing byelaws from it, and the amended list shall also be published by the chief officer as mentioned in sub-paragraph (6C).

(6E)A relevant body for the purposes of sub-paragraph (6B) is—

(a)in England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council or a parish council; or in Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;

(b)the Greater London Authority;

(c)Transport for London;

(d)a metropolitan county passenger transport authority established under section 28 of the Local Government Act 1985;

(e)any body specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.

(6F)An order under sub-paragraph (6E)(e) may provide, in relation to any body specified in the order, that the agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (6B)(b) and (6D) is to be made between the chief officer and the Secretary of State (rather than between the chief officer and the relevant body).”

(9)Omit sub-paragraph (7).

(10)At the end add—

“(8)The application of any provision of this paragraph by paragraph 3(2), 3A(2) or 7A(8) has no effect unless a designation under this paragraph has applied this paragraph to the CSO in question.”

5E+WIn paragraph 3 (power to require name and address of person acting in anti-social manner), in sub-paragraph (2), for “sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph” substitute “ paragraph 1A(3) ”.

6E+WAfter paragraph 3 insert—

“3A“Power to require name and address: road traffic offences

(1)Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, that person shall, in the relevant police area, have the powers of a constable—

(a)under subsection (1) of section 165 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to require a person mentioned in paragraph (c) of that subsection who he has reasonable cause to believe has committed, in the relevant police area, an offence under subsection (1) or (2) of section 35 of that Act (including that section as extended by paragraphs 11B(4) and 12(2) of this Schedule) to give his name and address; and

(b)under section 169 of that Act to require a person committing an offence under section 37 of that Act (including that section as extended by paragraphs 11B(4) and 12(2) of this Schedule) to give his name and address.

(2)Sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) of paragraph 2 apply in the case of a requirement imposed by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) as they apply in the case of a requirement under paragraph 1A(3).

(3)The reference in section 169 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to section 37 of that Act is to be taken to include a reference to that section as extended by paragraphs 11B(4) and 12(2) of this Schedule.”

7E+WIn paragraph 4 (power to use reasonable force to detain person)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “paragraph” insert “ 1A or ”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for “paragraph 2(2)” substitute “ paragraph 1A(3) ”.

10E+WAfter paragraph 11A insert—

“11B“Power to control traffic for purposes other than escorting a load of exceptional dimensions

(1)Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, that person shall have, in the relevant police area—

(a)the power of a constable engaged in the regulation of traffic in a road to direct a person driving or propelling a vehicle to stop the vehicle or to make it proceed in, or keep to, a particular line of traffic;

(b)the power of a constable in uniform engaged in the regulation of vehicular traffic in a road to direct a person on foot to stop proceeding along or across the carriageway.

(2)The purposes for which those powers may be exercised do not include the purpose mentioned in paragraph 12(1).

(3)Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, that person shall also have, in the relevant police area, the power of a constable, for the purposes of a traffic survey, to direct a person driving or propelling a vehicle to stop the vehicle, to make it proceed in, or keep to, a particular line of traffic, or to proceed to a particular point on or near the road.

(4)Sections 35 and 37 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (offences of failing to comply with directions of constable engaged in regulation of traffic in a road) shall have effect in relation to the exercise of the powers mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) and (3), for the purposes for which they may be exercised and by a person whose designation applies this paragraph to him, as if the references to a constable were references to him.

(5)A designation may not apply this paragraph to any person unless a designation also applies paragraph 3A to him.”

11E+WAfter paragraph 13 insert—

“13A“Power to place traffic signs

(1)Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, that person shall have, in the relevant police area, the powers of a constable under section 67 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to place and maintain traffic signs.

(2)Section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (drivers to comply with traffic directions) shall apply to signs placed in the exercise of the powers conferred by virtue of sub-paragraph (1).”