# Police Reform Act 2002, Paragraph 35A: Exercise of functions of custody officers

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, he may (subject to sub-paragraph (2)) perform all the functions of a custody officer under the 1984 Act (except those under section 45A(4) of that Act) and under any other enactment which confers functions on such a custody officer.
(2) But in relation to a police station designated under section 35(1) of the 1984 Act, the person must first also be appointed a custody officer for that police station under section 36(2) of that Act.
(3) A person performing the functions of a custody officer by virtue of a designation under this paragraph (together with, if appropriate, an appointment as such) shall have all the powers and duties of a custody officer.
(4) Except in sections 36 and 45A(4) of the 1984 Act, references in any enactment to a custody officer within the meaning of that Act include references to a person performing the functions of a custody officer by virtue of a designation under this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/schedule/4/paragraph/35A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/schedule-4/paragraph-35A
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