Paragraph 124

(1)

The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S. I. 1989/1341 (N. I. 12)) is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 37 (custody officers at police stations)—

(a)

for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)
No police officer may be appointed a custody officer unless the officer is of at least the rank of sergeant.”,

(b)

in paragraph (5) for “an individual” substitute “ an officer ”,

(c)

in paragraph (7)—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or a staff custody officer” and for “such a person” substitute “ such an officer ”, and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “such person” substitute “ such officer ”,

(d)

in paragraph (8) for “a person” substitute “ an officer ”, and

(e)

omit paragraph (11).

(3)

In Article 40 (responsibilities in relation to persons detained)—

(a)

in paragraph (6)(a) omit “(or, if the custody officer is a staff custody officer, any police officer or any member of the police support staff)”, and

(b)

omit paragraph (7).