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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-northern-ireland-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2692",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-northern-ireland-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 20th June 2005\nLaid before Parliament 23rd June 2005\nComing into force 15th July 2005\nWhereas:\n(1) in pursuance of section 23 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (“the Act”) the Secretary of State must prepare a code of practice containing provisions designed to secure the matters referred to in subsection (1) of that section;\n(2) in pursuance of section 25(4) of the Act the Secretary of State may from time to time revise a code of practice previously brought into operation and subsections (1) to (3) of section 25 apply to such a revised code;\n(3) in pursuance of section 25(1) of the Act the Secretary of State published a draft revised code of practice to replace the code brought into operation on 13th November 1997, considered representations made about the draft and modified the draft accordingly;\n(4) in pursuance of section 25(2) of the Act the Secretary of State has laid the revised code of practice before each House of Parliament;\n(5) This Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 25(2) of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 25."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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