Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/section/56/1995-10-04?timeline=true
Timestamp: 2017-04-28 03:28:29
Document Index: 257418408

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 8', 'art. 6']

Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchPolice and Criminal Evidence Act 1984You are here:1984 c. 60Part VSection 56Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Point in Time (04/10/1995)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:Point in time view as at 04/10/1995. This version of this provision has been superseded.StatusYou are viewing this legislation item as it stood at a particular point in time. A later version of this or provision, including subsequent changes and effects, supersedes this version. Note the term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. Changes over time for: Section 56Version Superseded: 19/02/2001Alternative versions:01/02/1991 - Amendment04/10/1995Point in time19/02/2001 - Amendment24/03/2003 - Amendment01/04/2003 - Amendment01/01/2006 - Amendment25/06/2013 - Amendment04/11/2015 - Amendment31/01/2017 - AmendmentChanges to legislation:Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Section 56 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 April 2017. 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.Changes to LegislationChanges and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.56 Right to have someone informed when arrested. E+W(1)Where a person has been arrested and is being held in custody in a police station or other premises, he shall be entitled, if he so requests, to have one friend or relative or other person who is known to him or who is likely to take an interest in his welfare told, as soon as is practicable except to the extent that delay is permitted by this section, that he has been arrested and is being detained there.
[F2(5A)An officer may also authorise delay where the serious arrestable offence is a drug trafficking offence [F3or an offence to which Part VI of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies (offences in respect of which confiscation orders under that Part may be made)] and the officer has reasonable grounds for believing— [F4(a)where the offence is a drug trafficking offence, that the detained person has benefited from drug trafficking and that the recovery of the value of that person’s proceeds of drug trafficking will be hindered by telling the named person of the arrest; and
(c)subsection (5) above shall have effect as if at the end there were added “or (d)will lead to interference with the gathering of information about the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism; or
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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words inserted by Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c. 32, SIF 39:1), s. 32(1)F2S. 56(5A) inserted by Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c. 32, SIF 39:1), s. 32(1)F3Words inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 99(2)(a)F4S. 56 (5A)(a) and (b) substituted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 99(2)(b)Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 56 applied with modifications by S.I. 1985/1800, arts. 3–11, Schs. 1, 2 and Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 99(4)S. 56(1)-(6)(8) applied (with modifications) (1.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/15, art. 2(1),Sch.S. 56(7)(9) applied (1.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/15, art. 2(1),Sch.C2S. 56 extended (2.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 paras. 1(2)(b), 3(2); s. 56 extended by the said S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 paras. 3(3), 4 as incorporated (with modifications) (1.12.1997) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 6, Sch. 3 paras. 4(b)(d), 5S. 56 applied (with modifications) (1.12.1997) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 1(3) (as inserted (1.12.1997) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 8, Sch. 4 para. 10)C3S. 56(1)-(9) modified (2.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 3(3)Previous: ProvisionNext: ProvisionBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint The Whole PartPDF The Whole PartWeb page The Whole PartPrint This Section onlyPDF This Section onlyWeb page This Section onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. 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