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Police and Justice Act 2006 in Northern Ireland

2006 c. 48 · Enacted 8 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 5 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 10 September 2025.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 2 para. 19repealedCriminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Sch. 28 Pt. 8
Sch. 4 para. 3repealedAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Sch. 11 para. 102
Sch. 4 para. 10repealedAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Sch. 11 para. 102
s. 17omittedPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 Sch. 11 para. 38(1)(b)
s. 18omittedPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 Sch. 11 para. 38(1)(b)

An Act to establish a National Policing Improvement Agency; to make provision about police forces and police authorities and about police pensions; to make provision about police powers and about the powers and duties of community support officers, weights and measures inspectors and others; to make provision about the supply to the police and others of information contained in registers of death; to make further provision for combatting crime and disorder; to make further provision about certain inspectorates; to amend Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; to amend the Computer Misuse Act 1990; to make provision about the forfeiture of indecent images of children; to provide for the conferring of functions on the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to the exercise of enforcement functions by officials involved with immigration and asylum; to amend the Extradition Act 2003; to make further provision about the use of live links in criminal proceedings; and for connected purposes.

[8th November 2006]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Police reform
  2. National Policing Improvement Agency
  3. 1National Policing Improvement Agency Repealed
  4. 2Amendments to the Police Act 1996
  5. 3Delegation of police authority functions
  6. Police pension schemes
  7. 5Power to merge schemes
  8. Statutory consultation requirements
  9. 6Consultation with APA and body representing chief officers of police
  10. Part 2: Powers of police etc
  11. 10Police bail
  12. 11Power to detain pending DPP's decision about charging
  13. 12Power to stop and search at aerodromes
  14. Information from registers of death
  15. 13Supply of information to police etc by Registrar General
  16. 14Information-gathering powers: extension to domestic flights and voyages Not yet in force
  17. 15Accreditation of weights and measures inspectors
  18. 16Power to apply accreditation provisions
  19. 17Conditional cautions: types of condition
  20. 18Arrest for failing to comply with conditional caution
  21. Crime and disorder
  22. 21Joint crime and disorder committees
  23. 22Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
  24. Parenting contracts and parenting orders
  25. 23Parenting contracts: local authorities and registered social landlords
  26. 24Parenting orders: local authorities and registered social landlords
  27. 25Contracting out of local authority functions with regard to parenting contracts and parenting orders
  28. Injunctions
  29. 28Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
  30. 29Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary
  31. 30Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
  32. 31Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales
  33. 33Transitional provision
  34. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  35. Computer misuse
  36. 38Transitional and saving provision
  37. Forfeiture of indecent photographs of children
  38. 40Forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: Northern Ireland
  39. Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct
  40. 41Immigration and asylum enforcement functions and customs functions: complaints and misconduct
  41. 42Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 etc
  42. 43Designation of United States of America
  43. 45Attendance by accused at certain preliminary or sentencing hearings
  44. 46Live link bail
  45. 47Evidence of vulnerable accused
  46. 48Appeals under Part 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968
  47. Part 6: Supplemental
  48. 49Orders and regulations
  49. 50Money
  50. 51Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc
  51. 52Amendments and repeals
  52. 53Commencement
  53. 54Extent
  54. 55Short title
  55. Schedule 1: National Policing Improvement Agency Repealed
  56. Repealed
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  196. Membership etc of police authorities
  197. 1Paragraph 1
  198. 2Paragraph 2
  199. 3Paragraph 3
  200. 4Paragraph 4
  201. 5Paragraph 5
  202. 6Paragraph 6
  203. Functions of police authorities
  204. 8Paragraph 8
  205. Police authorities: objectives, plans and reports
  206. 9Paragraph 9
  207. 10Paragraph 10
  208. 11Paragraph 11
  209. 12Paragraph 12
  210. 13Paragraph 13
  211. Appointment of deputy chief constables etc
  212. 14Paragraph 14
  213. 15Paragraph 15
  214. Civilian employees of police authorities
  215. 16Paragraph 16
  216. 17Paragraph 17
  217. Clerks to police authorities renamed chief executives
  218. 18Paragraph 18
  219. 19Paragraph 19
  220. 20Paragraph 20
  221. Jurisdiction of special constables
  222. 21Paragraph 21
  223. 22Paragraph 22
  224. 23Paragraph 23
  225. Secretary of State's strategic functions in relation to police authorities
  226. 24Paragraph 24
  227. 25Paragraph 25
  228. 26Paragraph 26
  229. Power to give directions to police authority or chief officer of police
  230. 27Paragraph 27
  231. 28Paragraph 28
  232. Power to give directions as to action plans
  233. 29Paragraph 29
  234. Arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing
  235. 30Paragraph 30
  236. Schedule 3: Power to merge police pension schemes
  237. Introduction
  238. 1Paragraph 1
  239. Power to merge police pension schemes
  240. 2Paragraph 2
  241. Exercise of power to establish merged scheme
  242. 3Paragraph 3
  243. Exercise of power to amend merged scheme
  244. 4Paragraph 4
  245. Application of provisions of other Acts
  246. 5Paragraph 5
  247. Transitional provision
  248. 6Paragraph 6
  249. Continuity of schemes for tax purposes
  250. 7Paragraph 7
  251. Schedule 4: Consultation with APA and ACPO
  252. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  253. 1Paragraph 1
  254. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  255. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  256. 3Paragraph 3
  257. 4Paragraph 4
  258. 5Paragraph 5
  259. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  260. 7Paragraph 7
  261. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  262. Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)
  263. 9Paragraph 9
  264. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
  265. 10Paragraph 10
  266. Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
  267. 11Paragraph 11
  268. 12Paragraph 12
  269. 13Paragraph 13
  270. 14Paragraph 14
  271. 15Paragraph 15
  272. 16Paragraph 16
  273. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  274. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  275. 1Paragraph 1
  276. 4Paragraph 4
  277. 6Paragraph 6
  278. Part 1: Introductory
  279. 1Paragraph 1
  280. Part 2: Police bail granted elsewhere than at police station
  281. Power to impose conditions on granting bail
  282. 2Paragraph 2
  283. Contents of notice given to person released on bail
  284. 3Paragraph 3
  285. Variation of bail conditions
  286. 4Paragraph 4
  287. Power of arrest for breach of bail conditions
  288. 5Paragraph 5
  289. Part 3: Police bail granted at police station before charge
  290. Power to impose conditions on bail granted under section 37(2) or (7)(b)
  291. 6Paragraph 6
  292. Power of arrest for breach of conditions of bail granted under section 37(2) or (7)(b)
  293. 7Paragraph 7
  294. Dealing with person arrested for breach of conditions of bail granted under section 37(7)(b)
  295. 8Paragraph 8
  296. Time for person to answer bail granted under section 37(2) or (7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b)
  297. 9Paragraph 9
  298. Dealing with person released on bail under section 37(7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b)
  299. 10Paragraph 10
  300. Applications to court where person released on bail under section 37(2) or (7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b)
  301. 11Paragraph 11
  302. Introductory
  303. Functions of crime and disorder committees
  304. 2Paragraph 2
  305. Appointment of sub-committees
  306. 3Paragraph 3
  307. Meetings etc
  308. 4Paragraph 4
  309. 5Paragraph 5
  310. Power to compel attendance etc
  311. 6Paragraph 6
  312. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  313. 7Paragraph 7
  314. 8Paragraph 8
  315. 9Paragraph 9
  316. Application to the City of London
  317. 10Paragraph 10
  318. 11Paragraph 11
  319. 12Paragraph 12
  320. 1Paragraph 1
  321. 2Paragraph 2
  322. 3Paragraph 3
  323. 4Paragraph 4
  324. 5Paragraph 5
  325. 6Paragraph 6
  326. 7Paragraph 7
  327. Introductory
  328. 1Paragraph 1
  329. Remand in custody or on bail
  330. 2Paragraph 2
  331. 3Paragraph 3
  332. 4Paragraph 4
  333. Further remand
  334. 5Paragraph 5
  335. Postponement of taking recognizance
  336. 6Paragraph 6
  337. Requirements imposed on remand on bail
  338. 7Paragraph 7
  339. Schedule 12Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
  340. Requests for extradition of persons unlawfully at large
  341. 1Paragraph 1
  342. 2Paragraph 2
  343. Restriction on extradition following transfer from International Criminal Court
  344. 3Paragraph 3
  345. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  346. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  347. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  348. Remand of person serving sentence in United Kingdom
  349. 7Paragraph 7
  350. Remands in connection with appeal proceedings
  351. 8Paragraph 8
  352. Time for extradition
  353. 9Paragraph 9
  354. Extradition of person serving sentence in United Kingdom
  355. 10Paragraph 10
  356. 11Paragraph 11
  357. 12Paragraph 12
  358. 13Paragraph 13
  359. 14Paragraph 14
  360. “The appropriate judge”
  361. 15Paragraph 15
  362. 16Paragraph 16
  363. Extradition to category 2 territories: requests and certificates
  364. 17Paragraph 17
  365. Time for representations and consideration of case under Part 2
  366. 18Paragraph 18
  367. Applications for discharge or for extension of time limit
  368. 19Paragraph 19
  369. Scotland: references to Secretary of State
  370. 20Paragraph 20
  371. Issue of Part 3 warrant: persons unlawfully at large who may be arrested without domestic warrant
  372. 21Paragraph 21
  373. Issue of Part 3 warrant: domestic warrant issued at common law by judge in Northern Ireland
  374. 22Paragraph 22
  375. Dealing with person for pre-extradition offences following extradition to UK
  376. 23Paragraph 23
  377. Extradition requests to territories not applying European framework decision to old cases
  378. 24Paragraph 24
  379. Extradition of serving prisoner
  380. 25Paragraph 25
  381. Authentication of receivable documents
  382. 26Paragraph 26
  383. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts
  384. Powers of High Court in relation to bail decisions by magistrates' court etc
  385. 27Paragraph 27
  386. 28Paragraph 28
  387. 29Paragraph 29
  388. 30Paragraph 30
  389. Credit against sentence for periods of remand in custody of persons extradited to UK
  390. 31Paragraph 31
  391. Amendments consequential on amendments in Part 1
  392. 34Paragraph 34
  393. 35Paragraph 35
  394. Schedule 14: Minor and consequential amendments
  395. Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)
  396. 1Paragraph 1
  397. Criminal Damage Act 1971 (c. 48)
  398. 2Paragraph 2
  399. Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
  400. 3Paragraph 3
  401. Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35)
  402. 4Paragraph 4
  403. Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
  404. 5Paragraph 5
  405. Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/426 (N.I. 4))
  406. 6Paragraph 6
  407. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30) Not yet in force
  408. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  409. Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36)
  410. 8Paragraph 8
  411. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  412. 9Paragraph 9
  413. 10Paragraph 10
  414. 11Paragraph 11
  415. Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
  416. 12Paragraph 12
  417. 13Paragraph 13
  418. Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
  419. 14Paragraph 14
  420. Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) Not yet in force
  421. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  422. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
  423. 16Paragraph 16
  424. Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
  425. 17Paragraph 17
  426. 18Paragraph 18
  427. 19Paragraph 19
  428. 20Paragraph 20
  429. 21Paragraph 21
  430. 22Paragraph 22
  431. 23Paragraph 23
  432. 24Paragraph 24
  433. 25Paragraph 25
  434. 26Paragraph 26
  435. 27Paragraph 27
  436. 28Paragraph 28
  437. 29Paragraph 29
  438. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  439. 30Paragraph 30
  440. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  441. 31Paragraph 31
  442. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
  443. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  444. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  445. Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  446. 34Paragraph 34
  447. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
  448. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  449. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) Not yet in force
  450. 36Paragraph 36 Not yet in force
  451. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)
  452. 37Paragraph 37
  453. Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) Not yet in force
  454. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  455. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  456. 39Paragraph 39
  457. Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
  458. 40Paragraph 40
  459. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  460. 42Paragraph 42
  461. 43Paragraph 43
  462. 44Paragraph 44
  463. 45Paragraph 45
  464. 46Paragraph 46
  465. Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20)
  466. 47Paragraph 47
  467. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  468. 49Paragraph 49
  469. 50Paragraph 50
  470. 51Paragraph 51
  471. 52Paragraph 52
  472. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)
  473. 53Paragraph 53
  474. 54Paragraph 54
  475. 55Paragraph 55
  476. 56Paragraph 56
  477. 57Paragraph 57
  478. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  479. 58Paragraph 58
  480. Energy Act 2004 (c. 20)
  481. 59Paragraph 59
  482. Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23)
  483. 60Paragraph 60
  484. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  485. 61Paragraph 61
  486. Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)
  487. 62Paragraph 62 Repealed
  488. Schedule 15: Repeals and revocations
  489. 1Police reform
  490. 2Powers of police etc
  491. 3Crime and anti-social behaviour
  492. 4Miscellaneous