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 * (ii) section 55 above shall have effect as if it related only to things such as are mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of that section.

(3) Nothing in any order under subsection (2) above shall be taken to limit any powers exercisable under section 164 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.

(4) In this section “officers of Customs and Excise” means officers commissioned by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise under section 6(3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.

(5) An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

115. Any expenses of a Minister of the Crown incurred in consequence of the provisions of this Act, including any in- crease attributable to those provisions in sums payable under any other Act, shall be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.

116.—(1) This section has effect for determining whether an offence is a serious arrestable offence for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The following arrestable offences are always serious—
 * (a) an offence (whether at common law or under any enactment) specified in Part I of Schedule 5 to this Act; and
 * (b) an offence under an enactment specified in Part II of that Schedule.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, any other arrest- able offence is serious only if its commission—
 * (a) has led to any of the consequences specified in subsection (6) below; or
 * (b) is intended or is likely to lead to any of those consequences.

(4) An arrestable offence which consists of making a threat is serious if carrying out the threat would be likely to lead to any of the consequences specified in subsection (6) below.

(5) An offence under section 1, 9 or 10 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 is always a serious arrestable offence for the purposes of section 56 or 58 above,