Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/part/4
Timestamp: 2019-10-18 20:21:19
Document Index: 209440789

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 4', 'art 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 10', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2']

18/11/2013- Amendment
20/03/2014- Amendment
Courts Act 2003, Part 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 18 October 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Part 4E+WCourt security
C1Pt. 4: power to apply in part (with modifications) (18.11.2013) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 148, 182(4)(c) (with s. 180); S.I. 2013/2908, art. 2
C2Pt. 4 applied in part (with modifications) (20.3.2014) by The Tribunal Security Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/786), arts. 1, 3, 4(a)
C3Pt. 4 (ss. 51-57): power to apply in part (with modifications) conferred (prosp.) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 148, 182 (with s. 180)
51Court security officersE+W
C4S. 51(1)(b) extended (1.4.2005) by The Courts Act 2003 (Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/911), art. 10
52Powers of searchE+W
53Powers to exclude, remove or restrain personsE+W
54Surrender and seizure of articlesE+W
[F154APowers in relation to jurors' electronic communications devicesE+W
(1)This section applies where an order has been made under section 15A of the Juries Act 1974 (surrender of electronic communications devices by jurors) in respect of the members of a jury.
(2)A court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty must, if ordered to do so by a judge, search a member of the jury in order to determine whether the juror has failed to surrender an electronic communications device in accordance with the order.
(3)Subsection (2) does not authorise the officer to require a person to remove clothing other than a coat, jacket, headgear, gloves or footwear.
(4)If the search reveals a device which is required by the order to be surrendered—
(a)the officer must ask the juror to surrender the device, and
(b)if the juror refuses to do so, the officer may seize it.
(5)In this section, “electronic communications device” means a device that is designed or adapted for a use which consists of or includes the sending or receiving of signals that are transmitted by means of an electronic communications network (as defined in section 32 of the Communications Act 2003).]
F1S. 54A inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 70(2), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 55
55Powers to retain articles surrendered or seizedE+W
[F2(1A)Subject to subsection (2), a court security officer may retain an article which was—
(a)surrendered in response to a request under section 54A(4)(a), or
(b)seized under section 54A(4)(b),
until the end of the period specified in the relevant order under section 15A of the Juries Act 1974.]
[F3(a)the time specified in subsection (1) or (1A) (as appropriate), or]
[F4(4)This section is subject to section 55A.]
F2S. 55(1A) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 70(3)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 55
F3S. 55(2)(a) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 70(3)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 55
F4S. 55(4) added (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 146(2), 182(4)(c) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 9
[F555ARetention of knives surrendered or seizedE+W
(1)This section applies where a knife is surrendered to a court security officer in response to a request under section 54(1) or seized by a court security officer under section 54(2).
(2)Section 55 does not apply.
(3)The knife must be retained in accordance with regulations under subsection (5), unless returned or disposed of in accordance with those regulations or regulations made under section 56.
(4)If a court security officer reasonably believes that a retained knife may be evidence of, or in relation to, an offence, nothing in subsection (3) prevents the officer retaining the knife for so long as necessary to enable the court security officer to draw it to the attention of a constable.
(5)Without prejudice to the generality of section 56, the Lord Chancellor must by regulations make provision as to—
(a)the procedure to be followed when a knife is retained under this section;
“ eligible person ”, in relation to a knife retained under this section, means—
the person who has surrendered the knife under section 54(1) or from whom the knife has been seized under section 54(2), or
any other person specified in regulations made under subsection (5);
“ knife ” includes—
a knife-blade, and
any other article which—
has a blade or is sharply pointed, and
is made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person.]
F5S. 55A inserted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 146(3), 182 (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 9
56Regulations about retention of articlesE+W
(i)by whom articles have been surrendered in response to a request under section 54(1) [F6or 54A(4)(a)], or
(ii)from whom articles have been seized under section 54(2) [F7or 54A(4)(b)],
(a)which has been retained under section 55 [F8or section 55A],
F6Words in s. 56(1)(a)(i) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 70(4)(a), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 55
F7Words in s. 56(1)(a)(ii) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 70(4)(b), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 55
F8Words in s. 56(2)(a) inserted (6.4.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 146(4), 182(4)(c) (with s. 180, Sch. 22 para. 44); S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 9
57Assaulting and obstructing court security officersE+W