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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.328Start of proceedings by a police officer
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### sec.328 Start of proceedings by a police officer
From the relevant commencement, new part 2, division 1 and the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 14 apply to a police officer in relation to the start of proceedings against a child even if the offence was committed before the relevant commencement.
Subsection (1) does not affect anything done by a police officer before the relevant commencement.
In this section—
relevant commencement means the commencement of section 7 of the amending Act to the extent it inserts part 2, division 1 in this Act.
s 328 ins 2002 No. 39 s 115
amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 )
(sec.328-ssec.1) From the relevant commencement, new part 2, division 1 and the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 14 apply to a police officer in relation to the start of proceedings against a child even if the offence was committed before the relevant commencement.
(sec.328-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not affect anything done by a police officer before the relevant commencement.
(sec.328-ssec.3) In this section— relevant commencement means the commencement of section 7 of the amending Act to the extent it inserts part 2, division 1 in this Act.