Police
Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Codes of Practice) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2019
Made 23rd September 2019
Coming into
force 30th September 2019
THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS makes this Order under Articles 61
and 62 of the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003[1] –
1 Interpretation
In this Order “Code C”
means Code C (a code of practice for the detention, treatment and
questioning of persons by police officers) in the Schedule to the Police
Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Codes of Practice) (Jersey) Order 2004[2].
2 Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence
(Codes of Practice) (Jersey) Order 2004 amended
In the preamble to the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence
(Codes of Practice) (Jersey) Order 2004[3], for “The Home Affairs”,
there is substituted “The Minister for Home Affairs”.
3 Code C amended
(1) After paragraph 1.13 of Code C
there is inserted –
“1.14 In any provision of this and any other Code which allows or
requires police officers or police staff to make a record in their pocket book,
the reference to pocket book includes any official report book or electronic
recording device issued to them that enables the record in question to be made
and dealt with in accordance with that provision.
1.15 References in this and any other Code to written records, forms
and signatures include electronic records, forms and electronic confirmation
that identify the person making the record or completing the form.
1.16 The Chief Officer must be satisfied as to the integrity and security
of the devices, records and forms to which paragraphs 1.14 and 1.15
refer and that use of those devices, records and forms satisfies relevant data
protection legislation.”.
(2) In paragraph 3.2 of Code C, for
“rights to have a copy of the custody record in accordance with paragraph 2.3”,
there is substituted “right to have a copy of the custody record supplied in
accordance with paragraph 2.4(d).”.
4 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Police Procedures and Criminal
Evidence (Codes of Practice) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2019 and
comes into force 7 days after it is made.
connétable l. norman of st. clement
Minister for Home Affairs