Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 121 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 October 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- Pt. 2 Ch. 3A inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 28
- s. 44F inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 29
PART 6Cautions
Supplementary
I1121Interpretation of Part 6
In this Part—
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“the 1984 Act” means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;
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“authorised person” has the meaning given by section 98(7);
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“community remedy document” means the community remedy document (as revised from time to time) published under section 101 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 for the police area where the offence in question was committed;
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“excluded offence” has the meaning given by section 98(6);
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“indictable-only offence” means an offence which, if committed by an adult, is triable only on indictment;
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“investigating officer” means—
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an officer of Revenue and Customs appointed in accordance with section 2(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, or
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a person designated as a policing support officer or a policing support volunteer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002;
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“police detention” has the same meaning as in the 1984 Act (see section 118(2) of that Act);
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“prosecution authority” means—
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the Attorney General;
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the Director of Public Prosecutions;
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the Director of the Serious Fraud Office;
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the Secretary of State;
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a person prescribed in regulations;
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“victim”, in relation to an offence, means the particular person who appears to have been affected, or principally affected, by the offence.