Legislation – Policing and Crime Act 2017
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Part 4Police powers
CHAPTER 1Pre-charge bail
Re-arrest of person released under provisions of PACE
65Release under provisions of PACE: re-arrest
(1)
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 30C(4)
(re-arrest without warrant of person released under section 30A) for the words from “new” to the end substitute “
.
, since the person’s release, new evidence has come to light or an examination or analysis of existing evidence has been made which could not reasonably have been made before the person’s release
”
(3)
In section 41(9)
(re-arrest without warrant of person released under section 41(7)) for the words from “new” to “since” substitute “
.
, since the person’s release, new evidence has come to light or an examination or analysis of existing evidence has been made which could not reasonably have been made before
”
(4)
In section 42(11)
(re-arrest without warrant of person released under section 42(10)) for the words from “new” to “since” substitute “
.
, since the person’s release, new evidence has come to light or an examination or analysis of existing evidence has been made which could not reasonably have been made before
”
(5)
In section 43(19)
(re-arrest without warrant of person released under section 43(18)) for the words from “new” to “since” substitute “
.
, since the person’s release, new evidence has come to light or an examination or analysis of existing evidence has been made which could not reasonably have been made before
”
(6)
In section 47(2)
(re-arrest without warrant of person released on bail subject to a duty to attend at a police station) for the words from “new” to the end substitute “
.
, since the person’s release, new evidence has come to light or an examination or analysis of existing evidence has been made which could not reasonably have been made before the person’s release
”