Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/part/4/crossheading/search-and-seizure-powers
Timestamp: 2018-08-17 18:03:03
Document Index: 506856938

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2']

[F1Search and seizure powersN.I.
195ASections 195B to 195S: meaning of “appropriate officer”N.I.
195BConditions for exercise of powersN.I.
(d)there [F3are reasonable grounds to suspect] that the person has benefited from conduct constituting the offence, and
F3Words in s. 195B(2)(d) substituted (1.6.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 35(1), 88(3)(a); S.R. 2015/190, reg. 3(1)(i)
195CPower to seize propertyN.I.
[F4(aa)where applicable, in accordance with subsection (6A) or (6B).]
[F5(6A)The power conferred by this section is exercisable] by an officer of Revenue and Customs only if the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that conduct constituting the relevant offence relates to an assigned matter (within the meaning of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979).
[F6(6B)The power conferred by this section is exercisable by an immigration officer only if the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that conduct constituting the relevant offence—
[F7(8)Relevant nationality enactment” means any enactment in—
F4S. 195C(6)(aa) inserted (22.11.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 25(2)(a) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(e)
F5S. 195C(6A) substituted (22.11.2014) for words by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 25(2)(b) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(e)
F6S. 195C(6B) inserted (22.11.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 25(3) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(e)
F7S. 195C(8) inserted (22.11.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 25(4) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(e)
195DSearch power: premisesN.I.
195ESearch power: peopleN.I.
195FSearch power: vehiclesN.I.
195G“Appropriate approval”N.I.
[F8(aa)in relation to the exercise of a power by an immigration officer, an immigration officer of a rank designated by the Secretary of State as equivalent to that of a senior police officer,]
[F9(ab)in relation to the exercise of a power by a National Crime Agency officer, the Director General of the National Crime Agency or any other National Crime Agency officer authorised by the Director General (whether generally or specifically) for this purpose,]
F8S. 195G(3)(aa) inserted (22.11.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 26 (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(e)
F9S. 195G(3)(ab) inserted (1.6.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 35(2), 88(3)(a); S.R. 2015/190, reg. 3(1)(i)
195HExercise of powers without judicial approvalN.I.
(4)The appointed person means a person appointed for the purposes of this subsection by the [F10Department of Justice] .
(5)The appointed person must not be a person employed under or for the purposes of a government department; and the terms and conditions of appointment, including any remuneration or expenses to be paid, are to be determined by the [F11Department of Justice] .
[F12(5A)“Government department” includes a Northern Ireland department.]
F10Words in s. 195H(4) substituted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(a) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F11Words in s. 195H(5) substituted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(b) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F12S. 195H(5A) inserted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(c) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
195IReport by appointed person on exercise of powersN.I.
(5)The appointed person must send a copy of the report to the [F13Department of Justice] .
(6)The [F14Department of Justice] must—
(b)lay a copy before [F15the Northern Ireland Assembly] .
[F16(6A)Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (6)(b) in relation to the laying of a copy of a report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.]
(7)Before acting under subsection (6) the [F17Department of Justice] must exclude from the report any matter which the [F17Department of Justice] thinks is likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
(8)If the [F17Department of Justice] excludes any matter from the report the [F17Department of Justice] must comply with subsection (6) in relation to the whole of the report as soon as the [F17Department of Justice] thinks that the excluded matter is no longer likely to prejudice any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.
F13Words in s. 195I(5) substituted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(d) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F14Words in s. 195I(6) substituted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(e) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F15Words in s. 195I(6)(b) substituted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(f) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F16S. 195I(6A) inserted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(g) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F17Words in s. 195I(7)(8) substituted (22.11.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 26, s. 57(2) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(h) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
195JInitial detention of seized propertyN.I.
195KFurther detention pending making of restraint orderN.I.
195LFurther detention pending variation of restraint orderN.I.
195MFurther detention in other casesN.I.
[F18(aa)an immigration officer;]
F18S. 195M(3)(aa) inserted (22.11.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 27 (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(e)
195NDischarge, variation and lapse of detention orderN.I.
(1)An order under section [F19195M] may be discharged or varied.
F19Word in s. 195N(1) substituted (5.5.2011) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24 (N.I.)), s. 111(1), Sch. 7 para. 11
195OAppealsN.I.
195PDetention of property pending section 195O appealN.I.
195QHearsay evidence in detention order proceedingsN.I.
195RRelease of propertyN.I.