Paragraph 18.10 Persons who may execute a warrantI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 2 para. 18.1 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.2 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.3 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.4 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.5 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.6 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.7 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.8 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.9 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.10 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.11 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.12 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.13 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.14 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.15 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1
Sch. 2 para. 18.16 coming into force by Criminal Procedure 2006 rule 1

A warrant of arrest, commitment or detention may be executed by—

(a)

the persons to whom it is directed; or

(b)

by any of the following persons, whether or not it was directed to them—

(i)

a constable for any police area in England and Wales, acting in his own police area, and

(ii)

any person authorised under section 125A (civilian enforcement officers) or section 125B (approved enforcement agencies) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980^f1.

[Note. This rule does not apply to a warrant committing a person to customs detention under section 152 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988^f2; see rule 18.7(2).]

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 18.10 in force at 3.4.2006, see rule 1

Footnotes

f1: 1980 (c. 43); section 125A was inserted by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 92. Section 125B was inserted by the Access to Justice Act 1999, section 93(2) and amended by the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), Schedule 8, paragraph 239.
f2: 1988 (c. 33); section 152 was amended by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), Schedule 11, paragraphs 1 and 17(1) and (6) and is further amended by the Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17), section 8, with effect from a date to be appointed.