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| Name: | Police and Criminal Evidence Ordinance, 2003 (No. 8 of 2003). |
| Country: | United Kingdom - Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law |
| Type of legislation: | Regulation, Decree, Ordinance |
| Adopted on: | 2003-06-10 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | St. Helena Gazette, 2003-06-10, No. 8, pp. HA27-HA96 |
| ISN: | GBR-2003-R-65828 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=65828&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | St. Helena Gazette, 2003-06-10, No. 8, pp. HA27-HA96 Legislation on-line  St Helena Government website, http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh PDF (consulted on 2015-07-14) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Comprehensive legislation regulating powers and duties of the police, persons in police detention and criminal evidence, as well as some related matters. Inter alia provides for powers of the police to stop and search; powers of entry, search and seizure; powers of arrest; detention of perons arrested; questioning and treatment of persons by the police; documentary evidence in criminal proceedings; drawing of inferences from accused's silence; and corresponding codes of practice. |