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Article 36 Designated police stationsC1C2

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

(1)

The Chief Constable shall designate the police stations which, subject toF1 Articles 32(3), (5) and (6), 32A(5) and 32D(2), are to be used for the purpose of detaining arrested persons.

(2)

The Chief Constable's duty under paragraph (1) is to designate police stations appearing to him to provide enough accommodation for that purpose.

(3)

Without prejudice to section 17(1) and (3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F2 the Chief Constable—

(a)

may designate a station which was not previously designated; and

(b)

may direct that a designation of a station previously made shall cease to operate.

(4)

In this Order “designated police station” means a police station for the time being designated under this Article.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

2004 NI 9

F2

1954 c. 33 (NI)

Modifications

C1

Art. 36 applied (with modifications) (1.12.2007) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/464), arts. 3-15, Sch. 1, Sch. 2

C2

Art. 36 applied (with modifications) (10.2.2026) by The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Application to Immigration Officers and Designated Customs Officials in Northern Ireland) and Consequential Amendments Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/117), regs. 1(2), 12-15, 18(2), 21, Sch. 2

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1

mod. by 2005 c. 2