# The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Powers of Seizure) Order 2003, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order adds, from 1st April 2003, the powers specified in articles 2 and 3 to those specified in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (“the Act”). The powers specified in Schedule 1 to the Act are those for which additional powers of seizure are available under sections 50 (premises) or 51 (persons) of the Act, or those to which section 55 (obligation to return excluded and special procedure material) applies.
Part 2 of the Act is brought into force on 1st April 2003 by the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/708 (C. 34)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/934/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-police-act-2001-powers-of-seizure-order-2003/note
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