
1 
This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to Police Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 6th November 2000.
2 
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires “the 1989 Order” means the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.
 “Officer” means an officer of the Ombudsman;
 “Ombudsman” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland established under section 51 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.
3 

(1) Subject to the modifications in paragraphs (2) and (3) and Schedule 2, the provisions of the 1989 Order contained in Schedule 1 which relate to investigations of offences conducted by police officers or to persons detained by the police shall apply to investigations conducted by officers which relate to matters of the Ombudsman under Part VII of the Police (N.I.) Act 1998.
(2) Where in the 1989 Order any act or thing is to be done by a constable or police officers of a rank specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2, that act or thing shall be done by an officer of at least the grade specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 and the 1989 Order shall be applied as if that grade were specified in that Order.
(3) Where any provision of the 1989 Order as applied to an officer—
(a) confers a power on an officer, and
(b) does not provide that that power may only be exercised with the consent of some person other than an officer
the officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power. 23rd October 2000
Peter Mandelson
One of Her Majesty’s Principal, Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office

SCHEDULE 1


 Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 7
 Article 10
 Article 11(1) and (2) and Schedule 1, Article 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16
 Article 17
 Article 18
 Article 19(1)(b), (2), (3)
 Article 20(1) to (8)
 Article 21
 Article 22
 Article 23
 Article 24(1) to (4), Article 25, Article 26, Article 27
 Article 30
 Article 31
 Article 32(1) to (4)(a) and (5) to (14)
 Article 33
 Article 34(1) to (9)
 Article 35(1) to (6)
 Article 40(2) and (3)
 Article 44
 Article 45
 Article 46 and 47
 Article 49
 Article 50
 Article 51(d)
 Article 55
 Article 56
 Article 57(1) to (9)
 Article 59(1) to (11) Article 60, Article 61
 Article 62(1) to (9)
 Article 63 and 63A
 Article Article 64 (1) to (7)
 Article 65 and 66
 Article 88

SCHEDULE 2

Where in the 1989 Order, an act or thing is to be done by a constable or police officer of the rank specified in column 1 below, that same act or thing shall, in the application of the 1989 Order be done by an officer of at least the grade specified in column 2 below.

Column 1 Column 2
Rank of constable or police officer Grade of officer
Superintendent Senior Investigation Officer
Inspector Investigation Officer
Sergeant Assistant Investigation Officer
