Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (UK)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:police_officer
criminal investigations
gptkbp:citation gptkb:1984_c._60
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1984
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (UK)
gptkbp:influencedBy Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure
gptkbp:jurisdiction England and Wales
gptkbp:providesFor PACE Codes
gptkbp:purpose regulate police conduct
balance police powers and individual rights
protect suspects' rights
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 31 October 1984
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Serious_Organised_Crime_and_Police_Act_2005
gptkb:Criminal_Justice_Act_2003
gptkbp:repealedBy parts of the Act have been amended or repealed
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_76:_Confessions
gptkb:Section_8:_Search_warrants
Section 30: Duty to take arrested person to police station
Section 28: Information to be given on arrest
Section 34: Right to legal advice
Section 78: Exclusion of unfair evidence
Section 1: Stop and search
Section 24: Arrest without warrant
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:PACE
gptkbp:startDate 1 January 1986
gptkbp:subject detention
codes of practice
police powers
search and seizure
criminal evidence
interviewing suspects
gptkbp:text UK legislation website
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Right_to_Silence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7