# Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1987 (repealed 27.8.1991), Section 16: Interpretation of Part II.

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Part—
“scheduled offence” and “terrorism” have the same meaning as in the 1978 Act; and
“the terrorism provisions” means—
(a) section 12 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Emergency Provisions) Act 1984 (powers of arrest and detention); and
(b) any provision conferring a power of detention and contained in an order under section 13 of that Act (control of entry and procedure for removal).
(2) A person is held in police custody for the purposes of this Part if he is detained at a police station or is detained elsewhere in the charge of a constable, except that a person who is at a court after being charged with an offence is not held in police custody for the purposes of section 14.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/30/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-emergency-provisions-act-1987-repealed-2781991/section-16
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