{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-36",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-36.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1989/1341",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-northern-ireland-order-1989",
  "path": "article/36",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": "Designated police stations",
  "text": "(1) The Chief Constable shall designate the police stations which, subject to Articles 32(3), (5) and (6), 32A(5) and 32D(2), are to be used for the purpose of detaining arrested persons.\n(2) The Chief Constable's duty under paragraph (1) is to designate police stations appearing to him to provide enough accommodation for that purpose.\n(3) Without prejudice to section 17(1) and (3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 the Chief Constable—\n(a) may designate a station which was not previously designated; and\n(b) may direct that a designation of a station previously made shall cease to operate.\n(4) In this Order “designated police station” means a police station for the time being designated under this Article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2004 NI 9"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1954 c. 33 (NI)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "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"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted in earlier affecting provision 2015 c. 9 (N.I.), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)(b)",
      "affecting": "nia/2022/4",
      "affecting_title": "Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/1341/article/36",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:15.355333+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}