Section 15 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 15 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Search warrants—safeguards. It provides as follows: (1)This section and section 16 below have effect in relation to the issue to constables under any enactment, including an enactment contained in an Act passed after this Act,…

Section 14 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 14 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Meaning of “special procedure material”. It provides as follows: (1)In this Act “special procedure material” means— (a)material to which subsection (2) below applies; and (b)journalistic material, other than excluded material. (2)Subject to the following provisions…

Section 13 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 13 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Meaning of “journalistic material”. It provides as follows: (1)Subject to subsection (2) below, in this Act “journalistic material” means material acquired or created for the purposes of journalism. (2)Material is only journalistic material for the…

Section 12 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 12 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Meaning of “personal records”. It provides as follows: In this Part of this Act “personal records” means documentary and other records concerning an individual (whether living or dead) who can be identified from them and…

Section 11 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 11 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Meaning of “excluded material”. It provides as follows: (1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, in this Act “excluded material” means— (a)personal records which a person has acquired or created in the course of…

Section 10 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 10 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Meaning of “items subject to legal privilege”. It provides as follows: (1)Subject to subsection (2) below, in this Act “items subject to legal privilege” means— (a)communications between a professional legal adviser and his client or…

Section 9 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 9 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Special provisions as to access. It provides as follows: (1)A constable may obtain access to excluded material or special procedure material for the purposes of a criminal investigation by making an application under Schedule 1…

Section 8 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises. It provides as follows: (1)If on an application made by a constable a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are…

Section 7 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 7 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Part I—supplementary. It provides as follows: (1)The following enactments shall cease to have effect— (a)section 8 of the Vagrancy Act 1824; (b)section 66 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839; (c)section 11 of the Canals (Offences) Act 1840; (d)section…

Section 6 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Section 6 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Road checks. It provides as follows: (1) A constable employed by statutory undertakers may stop, detain and search any vehicle before it leaves a goods area included in the premises of the statutory undertakers. (1A)…