{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2017-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2018/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2018/34",
  "legislation_title": "The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2017-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2018",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force certain provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017(c.3)(“the Act”).\nThe provisions of the Act set out in Article 2 come into force on 1st March 2018.\nSections 107 to 115 of the Act make provision for new maritime enforcement powers within the territorial waters of Northern Ireland.\nSection 107 provides that designated law enforcement officers may exercise the maritime enforcement powers as set out in sections 109 to 111 for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting offences under the law of Northern Ireland and specifies the categories of ship upon which these powers can be exercised.\nSection 108 requires the authority of the Secretary of State before a law enforcement officer can exercise any of the maritime powers in relation to a foreign ship, or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, within Northern Ireland waters.\nSection 109 provides the power to stop, board, divert and detain a vessel.\nSection 110 provides the power to search a vessel, anyone on the vessel; and anything found on the vessel.\nSection 111 provides a power of arrest and seizure.\nSection 112 provides the power to search any person on the vessel to avoid physical injury; damage to property; or danger to the safety of the ship.\nSections 113 to 115 contain other supplementary provisions and offence and interpretation provisions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/34/note",
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  },
  "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."
}