{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/861",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law, England And Wales\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 28th January 2015\nLaid before Parliament 29th January 2015\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (“the Act”).\nIn accordance with section 25(1) and (2) of the Act, the Secretary of State has—\n(a) published in draft a code of practice to replace the code brought into operation on 4th April 2005;\n(b) considered representations made to him about the draft and modified the draft accordingly;\n(c) laid the revised code of practice before each House of Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 77(5) of the Act, this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 25. Section 25 is modified in relation to Northern Ireland by paragraph 34 of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See S.I. 2005/985."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/861/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}