The Police Powers of Designated Civilian Staff and Volunteers (Excluded Powers and Duties of Constables) Regulations 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/475
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Police Powers of Designated Civilian Staff and Volunteers (Excluded Powers and Duties of Constables) Regulations 2018 and come into force on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which they are made.

Section 2 Amendment of Schedule 3B to the Police Reform Act 2002

(1) The Police Reform Act 2002 is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 3B , after paragraph 3 insert—

(3A) The power of a constable, under section 55(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 , to conduct an intimate search if an officer of at least the rank of inspector considers under section 55(5) of that Act that an intimate search by a suitably qualified person is not practicable.