Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (2001 c. 16)
- Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (2001 c. 16)
- Part 1 Provisions for Combatting Crime and Disorder
- Chapter 1 On the Spot Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour
- Offences to which this Chapter applies
- 1 Offences leading to penalties on the spot
- Penalty notices and penalties
- 2 Penalty notices
- 2A Educational course schemes
- 3 Amount of penalty and form of penalty notice
- 4 Effect of penalty notice
- 5 General restriction on proceedings
- 6 Secretary of State’s guidance
- Procedure
- 7 Payment of penalty
- 8 Registration certificates
- 9 Registration of sums payable in default
- 10 Enforcement of fines
- Orders and regulations
- 10A Orders and regulations under Chapter 1
- Interpretation
- 11 Interpretation of Chapter 1
- Chapter 2 Provisions for combatting alcohol-related disorder
- Alcohol consumption in designated public places
- 12 Alcohol consumption in designated public places
- 13 Designated public places
- 14 Places which are not designated public places
- 15 Effect of sections 12 to 14 on byelaws
- 16 Interpretation of sections 12 to 15
- Closure of certain licensed premises
- 17 Closure of certain licensed premises due to disorder or disturbance
- 18 Amendments consequential on section 17
- Closure of unlicensed premises
- 19 Closure notices
- 20 Applications for closure orders
- 21 Closure orders
- 22 Termination of closure orders by constable or local authority
- 23 Discharge of closure orders by the court
- 24 Appeals
- 25 Enforcement of closure orders
- 26 Offences by body corporate
- 27 Service of notices
- 28 Sections 19 to 27: interpretation
- Other provisions for combatting alcohol-related disorder
- 29 Confiscation of alcohol containers from young persons
- 30 Sale of intoxicating liquor to a person under eighteen
- 31 Enforcement of certain offences relating to under-age drinking
- 32 Drunkenness or disorder on licensed premises
- Chapter 3 Other provisions for combatting crime and disorder
- Travel restrictions on drug trafficking offenders
- 33 Power to make travel restriction orders
- 34 Meaning of “drug trafficking offence”
- 35 Revocation and suspension of a travel restriction order
- 36 Offences of contravening orders
- 37 Saving for powers to remove a person from the United Kingdom
- Use of controlled drugs
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- Intimidating, harming and threatening witnesses etc.
- 39 Intimidation of witnesses
- 40 Harming witnesses etc.
- 41 Relevant proceedings
- Further provision about intimidation etc.
- 42 Police directions stopping the harassment etc of a person in his home
- 42A Offence of harassment etc. of a person in his home
- 43 Malicious communications
- 44 Collective harrassment
- 45 Addresses of directors and secretaries of companies
- Advertisements relating to prostitution
- 46 Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution
- 47 Application of section 46 by order to public structures
- Local child curfew schemes
- 48 Extension to older children
- 49 Power for police to make schemes
- Part 2 Powers of seizure
- Additional powers of seizure
- 50 Additional powers of seizure from premises
- 51 Additional powers of seizure from the person
- 52 Notice of exercise of power under s. 50 or 51
- Return or retention of seized property
- 53 Examination and return of property seized under s. 50 or 51
- 54 Obligation to return items subject to legal privilege
- 55 Obligation to return excluded and special procedure material
- 56 Property seized by constables etc.
- 57 Retention of seized items
- 58 Person to whom seized property is to be returned
- Remedies and safeguards
- 59 Application to the appropriate judicial authority
- 60 Cases where duty to secure arises
- 61 The duty to secure
- 62 Use of inextricably linked property
- Construction of Part 2
- 63 Copies
- 64 Meaning of “appropriate judicial authority”
- 65 Meaning of “legal privilege”
- 66 General interpretation of Part 2
- Supplemental provisions of Part 2
- 67 Application to officers of Revenue and Customs
- 67A Application to Welsh Revenue Authority
- 68 Application to Scotland
- 69 Application to powers designated by order
- 70 Consequential applications and amendments of enactments
- Part 3 Police and Criminal Evidence and the Terrorism Act
- Arrestable offences
- 71 Arrestable offences
- 72 Importation of indecent or obscene material
- Detention and arrest
- 73 Use of video and telephone links for decisions about detention
- 74 Authorisation for delay in notifying arrest
- 75 Use of video links for proceedings about Terrorism Act detention
- Codes of practice
- 76 Visual recording of interviews
- 77 Codes of practice
- Fingerprints and samples
- 78 Taking fingerprints
- 79 Authority for intimate searches
- 80 Samples
- 81 Speculative searches
- 82 Restriction on use and destruction of fingerprints and samples
- 83 Provision for Northern Ireland corresponding to s. 82
- 84 Amendment of Terrorism Act 2000 equivalent to s. 82
- Persons authorised by the Secretary of State
- 85 Power to apply 1984 Act provisions
- Execution of process in other domestic jurisdictions
- 86 Process for obtaining excluded and special procedure material
- Part 4 Police Training
- The Central Police Training and Development Authority
- 87 Establishment of the Authority
- 88 Functions of the Authority
- 89 Setting of objectives by the Secretary of State
- 90 The Authority’s annual objectives
- 91 Setting of performance targets
- 92 Training and development plans
- 93 Inspections of the Authority
- 94 Power to require reports from the Authority
- 95 Annual reports
- 96 Secretary of State’s duty to promote efficiency etc. of Authority
- Other provisions about training
- 97 Regulations for police forces
- 98 Directions after inspection identifies training needs
- 99 Joint provision of training
- Supplemental provisions in relation to police training
- 100 Orders and regulations under Part 4
- 101 Interpretation of Part 4
- 102 Consequential amendments relating to police training
- 103 Transitional arrangements relating to Authority’s establishment etc.
- Part 5 Police Organisation
- Police authorities etc.
- 104 Vice-chairmen
- 105 Political balance on police authorities
- 106 Removal of age qualification for membership
- 107 Payment of allowances to authority members etc.
- Constitution of the Service Authorities for NCIS and NCS
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- Financial provisions for NCIS Service Authority
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- 111 Funding of NCIS Service Authority
- 112 Duty of NCIS Service Authority to prepare accounts
- Financial provisions for NCS Service Authority
- 113 Preparation of budget statement by NCS Service Authority
- 114 Funding of NCS Service Authority
- 115 Duty of NCS Service Authority to prepare accounts
- Director General and other members of NCIS
- 116 Appointment of NCIS Director General
- 117 Removal of NCIS members (other than the Director General)
- 118 Removal of NCIS Director General, etc.
- Director General and other members of NCS
- 119 Appointment of NCS Director General
- 120 Removal of NCS members (other than the Director General)
- 121 Removal of NCS Director General etc.
- Police ranks
- 122 Deputy Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis
- 123 Appointment and removal of deputy chief constables
- 124 Power of deputy to exercise functions of chief constable
- 125 Chief superintendents
- Police pensions etc.
- 126 Pensions for members of NCIS and NCS
- 127 Pensions for ACPO staff
- Minor and consequential amendments
- 128 Amendments relating to NCIS and NCS
- Part 6 Miscellaneous and supplemental
- Remands and committals
- 129 Requirement to give reasons for granting or continuing bail
- 130 Remands and committals to secure accommodation etc
- 131 Monitoring of compliance with bail conditions
- 132 Monitoring of compliance with conditions of non-secure remand
- 133 Arrangements for detention in secure training centres
- Criminal records
- 134 Registration for criminal records purposes
- Supplemental
- 135 Ministerial expenditure etc
- 136 General interpretation
- 137 Repeals
- 138 Short title, commencement and extent
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Powers of seizure
- Part 1 Powers to which section 50 applies
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989 1341 (N.I. 12))
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- Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955 (c. 28)
- Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c. 66)
- Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2)
- Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)
- Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27)
- Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29)
- Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)
- Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)
- Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16 (N.I.))
- Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9)
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)
- Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
- Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41)
- Biological Weapons Act 1974 (c. 6)
- Prices Act 1974 (c. 24)
- Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)
- Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32)
- Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37)
- Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978 1047 (N.I. 17))
- Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)
- Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)
- Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42)
- Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45)
- Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c. 63)
- Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004) (N.I. ))
- Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981 231 (N.I. 10))
- Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983 764 (N.I. 8))
- Video Recordings Act 1984 (c. 39)
- Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)
- Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72)
- Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985 1204 (N.I. 11))
- Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (c. 35)
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1986 (c. iv)
- Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986 1032 (N.I. 6))
- Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38)
- Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43)
- Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987 2049 (N.I. 20))
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
- Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)
- Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)
- Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 (c. 29)
- Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (c. 65)
- Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 762 (N.I. 7))
- Timeshare Act 1992 (c. 35)
- Charities Act 2011
- Finance Act 1994 (c. 9)
- Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
- Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26)
- Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)
- Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)
- Chemical Weapons Act 1996 (c. 6)
- Finance Act 1996 (c. 8)
- Proceeds of Crime (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996 1299 (N.I. 9))
- Knives Act 1997 (c. 21)
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- Nuclear Explosions (Prohibitions and Inspections) Act 1998 (c. 7)
- Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
- Landmines Act 1998 (c. 33)
- Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)
- Nuclear Safeguards Act 2000 (c. 5)
- Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Finance Act 2000 (c. 17)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c. 17)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
- Enterprise Act 2002
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
- Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)
- Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
- Gambling Act 2005
- Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (S.I.2006/659)
- Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
- Animal Welfare Act 2006
- The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
- Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
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- The Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2007
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23)
- Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010 (c. 11)
- Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5)
- Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010
- Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011 No. 331)
- Consumer Rights Act 2015
- Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017
- Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017
- Data Protection Act 2018
- The Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1389)
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
- National Security Act 2023 (c. 32)
- Online Safety Act 2023
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
- Renters’ Rights Act 2025
- Football Governance Act 2025
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
- Part 2 Powers to which section 51 applies
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989 1341 (N.I. 12))
- Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27)
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)
- Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
- Biological Weapons Act 1974 (c. 6)
- Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/ (N.I. ))
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)
- Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)
- National Security Act 2023 (c. 32)
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
- Part 3 Powers to which section 55 applies
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989 1341 (N.I. 12))
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- Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955 (c. 28)
- Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c. 66)
- Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2)
- Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27)
- Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)
- Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)
- Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 16 (N.I.))
- Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
- Biological Weapons Act 1974 (c. 6)
- Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32)
- Protection of Children Act 1978 (c. 37)
- Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978 1047 (N.I. 17))
- Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42)
- Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45)
- Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/ (N.I.))
- Video Recordings Act 1984 (c. 39)
- Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985 1204 (N.I. 11))
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)
- Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
- Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26)
- Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
- Licensing Act 2003
- Gambling Act 2005
- National Security Act 2023 (c. 32)
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
- SCHEDULE 2 Applications and minor and consequential amendments
- Part 1 Application of enactments
- Notice of tests
- Access to seized items
- Access to seized items
- Compensation for seizure and detention
- Forfeiture of seized items
- Disclosure of information
- Interpretation
- Part 2 Minor and consequential amendments
- Constitution of the Authority
- Disqualification
- Tenure of office
- Eligibility for re-appointment
- Remuneration, pensions etc. of members
- Members of staff of the Authority
- Staff remuneration and pensions
- Status of staff members as constables
- Liability for acts of police members of staff
- Committees
- Delegation to committees
- Proceedings
- Application of seal and evidence
- Status
- Money
- SCHEDULE 4 Consequential amendments relating to police training
- The Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
- The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- The Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Amendments of Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35)
- The Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- Part 1 Core Members
- Part 2 Other members of NCIS Service Authority
- Part 3 Other members of NCS Service Authority
- Part 4 General
- SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendments relating to NCIS and NCS
- Part I The 1997 Act
- Part 2 Local government enactments relating to NCS Service Authority
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)
- Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)
- Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10)
- Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9)
- Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Part 3 Miscellaneous other enactments
- Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
- Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39)
- Employers’ Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (N.I. 6)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)
- Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)
- Finance Act 1981 (c. 35)
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67)
- County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)
- Housing Act 1985 (c. 51)
- Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)
- Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)
- Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- Housing Act 1988 (c. 50)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
- Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
- Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53)
- SCHEDULE 7 Repeals and revocations
- Part 1 Provisions for combatting alcohol-related disorder
- Part 2 Fingerprints and samples
- Part 3 Police Training
- Part 4 Police Organisation
- Part 5 NCIS and NCS
- Part 6 Miscellaneous
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