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Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984, Order 2002 - technical definition
(legal term)
A British Act
updated with changes that took effect on October 14, 2002. The changes allowed
an agent appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to
investigate a serious charge leading to a possible arrest to have the same powers
as those given to police in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984. Prior
to 2002, such an agent had to apply to a circuit judge for an order to search
for and seize evidence possibly leading to the suspectÂ’s arrest in a given
jurisdiction.
See Also: Jurisdiction.
Crown Copyright. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Department of Trade
and Industry Investigations) Order 2002. [Online, September 18, 2002.] Crown
Copyright Website. http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022326.htm.