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Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) Laws UK
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Amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 1. Extension of powers to stop and search 2. Warrants to enter and search 3. Arrestable offences 4. Bail elsewhere than at police station 5. Drug testing for under-eighteens 6. Use of telephones for review of police detention 7. Limits on period of detention without charge 8. Property of detained persons 9. Taking fingerprints without consent 10. Taking non-intimate samples without consent 11. Codes of practice 12. Amendments related to Part 1 Part 2
Bail 13. Grant and conditions of bail 14. Offences committed on bail 15. Absconding by persons released on bail 16. Appeal to Crown Court 17. Appeals to High Court 18. Appeal by prosecution 19. Drug users: restriction on bail 20. Supplementary amendments to the Bail Act 1976 21. Interpretation of Part 2 Part 3
Conditional cautions 22. Conditional cautions 23. The five requirements 24. Failure to comply with conditions 25. Code of practice 26. Assistance of National Probation Service 27. Interpretation of Part 3 Part 4
Charging etc 28. Charging or release of persons in police detention 29. New method of instituting proceedings 30. Further provision about new method 31. Removal of requirement to substantiate information on oath Part 5
Disclosure 32. Initial duty of disclosure by prosecutor 33. Defence disclosure 34. Notification of intention to call defence witnesses 35. Notification of names of experts instructed by defendant 36. Further provisions about defence disclosure 37. Continuing duty of disclosure by prosecutor 38. Application by defence for disclosure 39. Faults in defence disclosure 40. Code of practice for police interviews of witnesses notified by accused Part 6
Allocation and sending of offences 41. Allocation of offences triable either way, and sending cases to Crown Court 42. Mode of trial for certain firearms offences: transitory arrangements Part 7
Trials on indictment without a jury 43. Applications by prosecution for certain fraud cases to be conducted without a jury 44. Application by prosecution for trial to be conducted without jury where danger of jury tampering 45. Procedure for applications under sections 43 and 44 46. Discharge of jury because of jury tampering 47. Appeals 48. Further provision about trials without a jury 49. Rules of court 50. Application of Part 7 to Northern Ireland Part 8
Live links 51. Live links in criminal proceedings 52. Effect of, and rescission of, direction 53. Magistrates' courts permitted to sit at other locations 54. Warning to jury 55. Rules of court 56. Interpretation of Part 8 Part 9
Prosecution appealsIntroduction 57. Introduction General right of appeal in respect of rulings 58. General right of appeal in respect of rulings 59. Expedited and non-expedited appeals 60. Continuation of proceedings for offences not affected by ruling 61. Determination of appeal by Court of Appeal Right of appeal in respect of evidentiary rulings 62. Right of appeal in respect of evidentiary rulings 63. Condition that evidentiary ruling significantly weakens prosecution case 64. Expedited and non-expedited appeals 65. Continuation of proceedings for offences not affected by ruling 66. Determination of appeal by Court of Appeal Miscellaneous and supplemental 67. Reversal of rulings 68. Appeals to the House of Lords 69. Costs 70. Effect on time limits in relation to preliminary stages 71. Restrictions on reporting 72. Offences in connection with reporting 73. Rules of court 74. Interpretation of Part 9 Part 10
Retrial for serious offencesCases that may be retried 75. Cases that may be retried Application for retrial 76. Application to Court of Appeal 77. Determination by Court of Appeal 78. New and compelling evidence 79. Interests of justice 80. Procedure and evidence 81. Appeals 82. Restrictions on publication in the interests of justice 83. Offences in connection with publication restrictions Retrial 84. Retrial Investigations 85. Authorisation of investigations 86. Urgent investigative steps Arrest, custody and bail 87. Arrest and charge 88. Bail and custody before application 89. Bail and custody before hearing 90. Bail and custody during and after hearing 91. Revocation of bail Part 10: supplementary 92. Functions of the DPP 93. Rules of court 94. Armed Forces: Part 10 95. Interpretation of Part 10 96. Application of Part 10 to Northern Ireland 97. Application of Criminal Appeal Acts to proceedings under Part 10 Part 11
EvidenceChapter 1
Evidence of bad characterIntroductory 98. "Bad character" 99. Abolition of common law rules Persons other than defendants 100. Non-defendant's bad character Defendants 101. Defendant's bad character 102. "Important explanatory evidence" 103. "Matter in issue between the defendant and the prosecution" 104. "Matter in issue between the defendant and a co-defendant" 105. "Evidence to correct a false impression" 106. "Attack on another person's character" 107. Stopping the case where evidence contaminated 108. Offences committed by defendant when a child General 109. Assumption of truth in assessment of relevance or probative value 110. Court's duty to give reasons for rulings 111. Rules of court 112. Interpretation of Chapter 1 113. Armed forces Chapter 2
Hearsay evidenceHearsay: main provisions 114. Admissibility of hearsay evidence 115. Statements and matters stated Principal categories of admissibility 116. Cases where a witness is unavailable 117. Business and other documents 118. Preservation of certain common law categories of admissibility 119. Inconsistent statements 120. Other previous statements of witnesses Supplementary 121. Additional requirement for admissibility of multiple hearsay 122. Documents produced as exhibits 123. Capability to make statement 124. Credibility 125. Stopping the case where evidence is unconvincing 126. Court's general discretion to exclude evidence Miscellaneous 127. Expert evidence: preparatory work 128. Confessions 129. Representations other than by a person 130. Depositions 131. Evidence at retrial General 132. Rules of court 133. Proof of statements in documents 134. Interpretation of Chapter 2 135. Armed forces 136. Repeals etc Chapter 3
Miscellaneous and supplemental 137. Evidence by video recording 138. Video evidence: further provisions 139. Use of documents to refresh memory 140. Interpretation of Chapter 3 141. Saving Part 12
SentencingChapter 1
General provisions about sentencingMatters to be taken into account in sentencing 142. Purposes of sentencing 143. Determining the seriousness of an offence 144. Reduction in sentences for guilty pleas 145. Increase in sentences for racial or religious aggravation 146. Increase in sentences for aggravation related to disability or sexual orientation General restrictions on community sentences 147. Meaning of "community sentence" etc. 148. Restrictions on imposing community sentences 149. Passing of community sentence on offender remanded in custody 150. Community sentence not available where sentence fixed by law etc. 151. Community order for persistent offender previously fined General restrictions on discretionary custodial sentences 152. General restrictions on imposing discretionary custodial sentences 153. Length of discretionary custodial sentences: general provision General limit on magistrates' court's power to impose imprisonment 154. General limit on magistrates' court's power to impose imprisonment 155. Consecutive terms of imprisonment Procedural requirements for imposing community sentences and discretionary custodial sentences 156. Pre-sentence reports and other requirements 157. Additional requirements in case of mentally disordered offender 158. Meaning of "pre-sentence report" Disclosure of pre-sentence reports etc 159. Disclosure of pre-sentence reports 160. Other reports of local probation boards and members of youth offending teams Pre-sentence drug testing 161. Pre-sentence drug testing Fines 162. Powers to order statement as to offender's financial circumstances 163. General power of Crown Court to fine offender convicted on indictment 164. Fixing of fines 165. Remission of fines Savings for power to mitigate etc 173. Annual report by Council Duty of court to explain sentence 174. Duty to give reasons for, and explain effect of, sentence Publication of information by Secretary of State 175. Duty to publish information about sentencing Interpretation of Chapter 176. Interpretation of Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Community orders: offenders aged 16 or over 177. Community orders 178. Power to provide for court review of community orders 179. Breach, revocation or amendment of community order 180. Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland Chapter 3
Prison sentences of less than 12 monthsPrison sentences of less than twelve months 181. Prison sentences of less than 12 months 182. Licence conditions Intermittent custody 183. Intermittent custody 184. Restrictions on power to make intermittent custody order 185. Intermittent custody: licence conditions 186. Further provisions relating to intermittent custody Further provision about custody plus orders and intermittent custody orders 187. Revocation or amendment of order 188. Transfer of custody plus orders and intermittent custody orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland Suspended sentences 189. Suspended sentences of imprisonment 190. Imposition of requirements by suspended sentence order 191. Power to provide for review of suspended sentence order 192. Periodic reviews of suspended sentence order 193. Breach, revocation or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of further conviction 194. Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland Interpretation of Chapter 195. Interpretation of Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Further provisions about orders under Chapters 2 and 3Introductory 196. Meaning of "relevant order" 197. Meaning of "the responsible officer" 198. Duties of responsible officer Requirements available in case of all offenders 199. Unpaid work requirement 200. Obligations of person subject to unpaid work requirement 201. Activity requirement 202. Programme requirement 203. Prohibited activity requirement 204. Curfew requirement 205. Exclusion requirement 206. Residence requirement 207. Mental health treatment requirement 208. Mental health treatment at place other than that specified in order 209. Drug rehabilitation requirement 210. Drug rehabilitation requirement: provision for review by court 211. Periodic review of drug rehabilitation requirement 212. Alcohol treatment requirement 213. Supervision requirement Requirements available only in case of offenders aged under 25 214. Attendance centre requirement Electronic monitoring 215. Electronic monitoring requirement Provisions applying to relevant orders generally 216. Petty sessions area to be specified in relevant order 217. Requirement to avoid conflict with religious beliefs, etc 218. Availability of arrangements in local area 219. Provision of copies of relevant orders 220. Duty of offender to keep in touch with responsible officer Powers of Secretary of State 221. Provision of attendance centres 222. Rules 223. Power to amend limits Chapter 5
Dangerous offenders 224. Meaning of "specified offence" etc. 225. Life sentence or imprisonment for public protection for serious offences 226. Detention for life or detention for public protection for serious offences committed by those under 18 227. Extended sentence for certain violent or sexual offences: persons 18 or over 228. Extended sentence for certain violent or sexual offences: persons under 18 229. The assessment of dangerousness 230. Imprisonment or detention for public protection: release on licence 231. Appeals where previous convictions set aside 232. Certificates of convictions for purposes of section 229 233. Offences under service law 234. Determination of day when offence committed 235. Detention under sections 226 and 228 236. Conversion of sentences of detention into sentences of imprisonment Chapter 6
Release on licencePreliminary 237. Meaning of "fixed-term prisoner" Power of court to recommend licence conditions 238. Power of court to recommend licence conditions for certain prisoners 239. The Parole Board Effect of remand in custody 240. Crediting of periods of remand in custody: terms of imprisonment and detention 241. Effect of direction under section 240 on release on licence 242. Interpretation of sections 240 and 241 243. Persons extradited to the United Kingdom Release on licence 244. Duty to release prisoners 245. Restrictions on operation of section 244(1) in relation to intermittent custody prisoners 246. Power to release prisoners on licence before required to do so 247. Release on licence of prisoner serving extended sentence under section 227 or 228 248. Power to release prisoners on compassionate grounds 249. Duration of licence 250. Licence conditions 251. Licence conditions on re-release of prisoner serving sentence of less than 12 months 252. Duty to comply with licence conditions 253. Curfew condition to be included in licence under section 246 Recall after release 254. Recall of prisoners while on licence 255. Recall of prisoners released early under section 246 256. Further release after recall Additional days 257. Additional days for disciplinary offences Fine defaulters and contemnors 258. Early release of fine defaulters and contemnors Persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom 259. Persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom 260. Early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom 261. Re-entry into United Kingdom of offender removed from prison early 262. Prisoners liable to removal from Unite
Effect of life sentence 269. Determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence 270. Duty to give reasons 271. Appeals 272. Review of minimum term on a reference by Attorney General 273. Life prisoners transferred to England and Wales 274. Further provisions about references relating to transferred life prisoners 275. Duty to release certain life prisoners 276. Mandatory life sentences: transitional cases 277. Interpretation of Chapter 7 Chapter 8
Other provisions about sentencingDeferment of sentence 278. Deferment of sentence Power to include drug treatment and testing requirement in certain orders in respect of young offenders 279. Drug treatment and testing requirement in action plan order or supervision order Alteration of penalties for offences 280. Alteration of penalties for specified summary offences 281. Alteration of penalties for other summary offences 282. Increase in maximum term that may be imposed on summary conviction of offence triable either way 283. Enabling powers: power to alter maximum penalties 284. Increase in penalties for drug-related offences 285. Increase in penalties for certain driving-related offences 286. Increase in penalties for offences under section 174 of Road Traffic Act 1988 Firearms offences 287. Minimum sentence for certain firearms offences 288. Certain firearms offences to be triable only on indictment 289. Power to sentence young offender to detention in respect of certain firearms offences: England and Wales 290. Power to sentence young offender to detention in respect of certain firearms offences: Scotland 291. Power by order to exclude application of minimum sentence to those under 18 292. Sentencing for firearms offences in Northern Ireland 293. Increase in penalty for offences relating to importation or exportation of certain firearms Offenders transferred to mental hospital 294. Duration of directions under Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to offenders 295. Access to Parole Board for certain patients serving prison sentences 296. Duration of directions under Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in relation to offenders 297. Access to Sentence Review Commissioners and Life Sentence Review Commissioners for certain Northern Ireland patients Term of detention and training order Chapter 9
Supplementary 302. Execution of process between England and Wales and Scotland 303. Sentencing: repeals 304. Amendments relating to sentencing 305. Interpretation of Part 12 Part 13
MiscellaneousDetention of suspected terrorists 306. Limit on period of detention without charge of suspected terrorists Enforcement of legislation on endangered species 307. Enforcement of regulations implementing Community legislation on endangered species Miscellaneous provisions about criminal proceedings 308. Non-appearance of defendant: plea of guilty 309. Preparatory hearings for serious offences not involving fraud 310. Preparatory hearings to deal with severance and joinder of charges 311. Reporting restrictions for preparatory hearings 312. Awards of costs 313. Extension of investigations by Criminal Cases Review Commission in England and Wales 314. Extension of investigations by Criminal Cases Review Commission in Northern Ireland 315. Appeals following reference by Criminal Cases Review Commission 316. Power to substitute conviction of alternative offence on appeal in England and Wales 317. Power to substitute conviction of alternative offence on appeal in Northern Ireland 318. Substitution of conviction on different charge on appeal from court-martial 319. Appeals against sentences in England and Wales Outraging public decency 320. Offence of outraging public decency triable either way Jury service 321. Jury service Individual support orders 322. Individual support orders 323. Individual support orders: consequential amendments Parenting orders and referral orders 324. Parenting orders and referral orders Assessing etc. risks posed by sexual or violent offenders 325. Arrangements for assessing etc risks posed by certain offenders 326. Review of arrangements 327. Section 325: interpretation Criminal record certificates 328. Criminal record certificates: amendments of Part 5 of Police Act 1997 Civil proceedings brought by offe
General 330. Orders and rules 331. Further minor and consequential amendments 332. Repeals 333. Supplementary and consequential provision, etc. 334. Provision for Northern Ireland 335. Expenses 336. Commencement 337. Extent 338. Channel Islands and Isle of Man 339. Short title Schedule 1
Amendments related to Part 1Schedule 2
Charging or release of persons in police detentionSchedule 3
Allocation of cases triable either way, and sending cases to the Crown Court etcPart 1
Principal amendmentsPart 2
minor and consequential amendmentsSchedule 4
Qualifying offences for purposes of section 62Part 1
List of offencesPart 2
SupplementarySchedule 5
Qualifying offences for purposes of Part 10Part 1
List of offences for England and WalesPart 2
List of offences for Northern IrelandPart 3
SupplementarySchedule 6
Evidence of bad character: armed forcesSchedule 7
Hearsay evidence: armed forcesSchedule 8
Breach, revocation or amendment of community orderPart 1
PreliminaryPart 2
Breach of requirement of orderPart 3
Revocation of orderPart 4
Amendment of orderPart 5
Powers of court in relation to order following subsequent convictionPart 6
SupplementarySchedule 9
Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern IrelandPart 1
ScotlandPart 2
Northern IrelandPart 3
General provisionsSchedule 10
Revocation or amendment of custody plus orders and amendment of intermittent custody ordersSchedule 11
Transfer of custody plus orders and intermittent custody orders to Scotland or Northern IrelandPart 1
ScotlandPart 3
Northern IrelandPart 4
General provisionsPart 5
SupplementarySchedule 12
Breach or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of further convictionPart 1
Breach of community requirement or conviction of further offencePart 3
Amendment of suspended sentence orderSchedule 13
Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern IrelandPart 1
General provisions: breach or amendmentPart 4
SupplementarySchedule 14
Persons to whom copies of requirements to be provided in particular casesSchedule 15
Specified offences for purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12Part 1
Specified violent offencesPart 2
Specified sexual offencesSchedule 16
Scottish offences specified for the purposes of section 229(4)Schedule 17
Northern Ireland offences specified for the purposes of section 229(4)Part 1
Violent offencesPart 2
Sexual offencesSchedule 18
Release of prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment or detention for public protectionSchedule 19
The Parole Board: supplementary provisionsSchedule 20
Prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom: modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991Schedule 21
Determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentenceSchedule 22
Mandatory life sentences: transitional casesSchedule 23
Deferment of sentenceSchedule 24
Drug treatment and testing requirement in action plan order or supervision orderSchedule 25
Summary offences no longer punishable with imprisonmentSchedule 26
Increase in maximum term for certain summary offencesSchedule 27
Enabling powers: alteration of maximum penalties etc.Schedule 28
Increase in penalties for drug-related offencesSchedule 29
Sentencing for firearms offences in Northern IrelandSchedule 30
Disqualification from working with childrenSchedule 31
Default orders: modification of provisions relating to community ordersSchedule 32
Amendments relating to sentencingPart 1
GeneralPart 2
Offences: abolition of imprisonment and conversion to summary offenceSchedule 33
Jury serviceSchedule 34
Parenting orders and referral ordersSchedule 35
Criminal record certificates: amendments of Part 5 of Police Act 1997Schedule 36
Further minor and consequential amendmentsPart 1
BailPart 2
Charging etcPart 3
DisclosurePart 4
Trials on indictment without a juryPart 5
EvidencePart 6
MiscellaneousSchedule 37
Repeals relating to amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984Part 2
BailPart 3
Allocation and sending of offencesPart 5
Evidence of bad characterPart 6
Hearsay evidencePart 7
Sentencing: generalPart 8
Life sentencesPart 9
Alteration of penalties for summary offencesPart 10
Jury servicePart 11
Repeals relating to amendments of Part 5 of Police Act 1997Part 12
MiscellaneousSchedule 38
Transitory, transitional and saving provisions
Part 1 Amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 1 Extension of powers to stop and search (1) In this Part, "the 1984 Act" means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60). (2) In section 1(8) of the 1984 Act (offences for purpose of definition of prohibited article), at the end of paragraph (d) there is inserted " ; and (e) offences under section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 (destroying or damaging property). " 2 Warrants to enter and search In section 16 of the 1984 Act (execution of warrants), after subsection (2) there is inserted--
" (2A) A person so authorised has the same powers as the constable whom he accompanies in respect of-- (a) the execution of the warrant, and (b) the seizure of anything to which the warrant relates. (2B) But he may exercise those powers only in the company, and under the supervision, of a constable. " 3 Arrestable offences (1) Schedule 1A to the 1984 Act (specific offences which are arrestable offences) is amended as follows. (2) After paragraph 2 there is inserted-- " Criminal Justice Act 1925
2ZA An offence under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (untrue statement for procuring a passport). " (3) After paragraph 6 there is inserted-- " Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
6A An offence under section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (having possession of a controlled drug) in respect of cannabis or cannabis resin (within the meaning of that Act). " (4) After paragraph 17 there is inserted-- " 17A An offence under section 174 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (false statements and withholding material information). " 4 Bail elsewhere than at police station (1) Section 30 of the 1984 Act (arrest elsewhere than at police station) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1) there is substituted-- " (1) Subsection (1A) applies where a person is, at any place other than a police station-- (a) arrested by a constable for an offence, or (b) taken into custody by a constable after being arrested for an offence by a person other than a constable. (1A) The person must be taken by a constable to a police station as soon as practicable after the arrest. (1B) Subsection (1A) has effect subject to section 30A (release on bail) and subsection (7) (release without bail). " (3) In subsection (2) for "subsection (1)" there is substituted "subsection (1A)". (4) For subsection (7) there is substituted-- " (7) A person arrested by a constable at any place other than a police station must be released without bail if the condition in subsection (7A) is satisfied. (7A) The condition is that, at any time before the person arrested reaches a police station, a constable is satisfied that there are no grounds for keeping him under arrest or releasing him on bail under section 30A. " (5) For subsections (10) and (11) there is substituted-- " (10) Nothing in subsection (1A) or in section 30A prevents a constable delaying taking a person to a police station or releasing him on bail if the condition in subsection (10A) is satisfied. (10A) The condition is that the presence of the person at a place (other than a police station) is necessary in order to carry out such investigations as it is reasonable to carry out immediately. (11) Where there is any such delay the reasons for the delay must be recorded when the person first arrives at the police station or (as the case may be) is released on bail. " (6) In subsection (12) for "subsection (1)" there is substituted "subsection (1A) or section 30A". (7) After section 30 there is inserted-- " 30A Bail elsewhere than at police station (1) A constable may release on bail a person who is arrested or taken into custody in the circumstances mentioned in section 30(1). (2) A person may be released on bail under subsection (1) at any time before he arrives at a police station. (3) A person released on bail under subsection (1) must be required to attend a police station. (4) No other requirement may be imposed on the person as a condition of bail. (5) The police station which the person is required to attend may be any police station. 30B Bail under section 30A: notices (1) Where a constable grants bail to a person under section 30A, he must give that person a notice in writing before he is released. (2) The notice must state-- (a) the offence for which he was arrested, and (b) the ground on which he was arrested. (3) The notice must inform him that he is required to attend a police station. (4) It may also specify the police station which he is required to attend and the time when he is required to attend. (5) If the notice does not include the information mentioned in subsection (4), the person must subsequently be given a further notice in writing which contains that information. (6) The person may be required to attend a different police station from that specified in the notice under subsection (1) or (5) or to attend at a different time. (7) He must be given notice in writing of any such change as is mentioned in subsection (6) but more than one such notice may be given to him. 30C Bail under section 30A: supplemental (1) A person who has been required to attend a police station is not required to do so if he is given notice in writing that his attendance is no longer required. (2) If a person is required to attend a police station which is not a designated police station he must be-- (a) released, or (b) taken to a designated police station, not more than six hours after his arrival.
(3) Nothing in the Bail Act 1976 applies in relation to bail under section 30A. (4) Nothing in section 30A or 30B or in this section prevents the re-arrest without a warrant of a person released on bail under section 30A if new evidence justifying a further arrest has come to light since his release. 30D Failure to answer to bail under section 30A (1) A constable may arrest without a warrant a person who-- (a) has been released on bail under section 30A subject to a requirement to attend a specified police station, but (b) fails to attend the police station at the specified time. (2) A person arrested under subsection (1) must be taken to a police station (which may be the specified police station or any other police station) as soon as practicable after the arrest. (3) In subsection (1), "specified" means specified in a notice under subsection (1) or (5) of section 30B or, if notice of change has been given under subsection (7) of that section, in that notice. (4) For the purposes of-- (a) section 30 (subject to the obligation in subsection (2)), and (b) section 31, an arrest under this section is to be treated as an arrest for an offence. " 5 Drug testing for under-eighteens <<<< >>>>
(1) The 1984 Act is amended as follows. (2) In section 38 (duties of custody officer after charge)-- (a) in subsection (1)-- (i) for sub-paragraph (iiia) of paragraph (a) there is substituted-- " (iiia) except in a case where (by virtue of subsection (9) of section 63B below) that section does not apply, the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the detention of the person is necessary to enable a sample to be taken from him under that section; " , (ii) in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b), after "satisfied" there is inserted "(but, in the case of paragraph (a)(iiia) above, only if the arrested juvenile has attained the minimum age)", (b) in subsection (6A), after the definition of "local authority accommodation" there is inserted-- " "minimum age" means the age specified in section 63B(3) below; " .
(3) In section 63B (testing for presence of Class A drugs)-- (a) in subsection (3), for "18" there is substituted "14", (b) after subsection (5) there is inserted-- " (5A) In the case of a person who has not attained the age of 17-- (a) the making of the request under subsection (4) above; (b) the giving of the warning and (where applicable) the information under subsection (5) above; and (c) the taking of the sample, may not take place except in the presence of an appropriate adult. " ,
(c) after subsection (6) there is inserted-- " (6A) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument amend subsection (3) above by substituting for the age for the time being specified a different age specified in the order. Pages: