# Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, Paragraph 14C


In section 25—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(ii) for “he” (wherever occurring) substitute “the Department”;
(iii) for “him” substitute “it”;
(b) in subsection (2)—
(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(ii) for “he” (wherever occurring) substitute “the Department”;
(iii) for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”;
(c) after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) in relation to the laying of a code as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”;
(d) in subsection (4) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(e) after subsection (4) insert—
“(5) Subsections (1) to (4) above apply in relation to a code prepared by the Secretary of State under section 23(9) as they apply in relation to a code prepared by the Department of Justice and for this purpose—
(a) references to the Department of Justice are to be read as references to the Secretary of State;
(b) in subsection (2) the reference to the Northern Ireland Assembly is to be read as a reference to Parliament.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/25/schedule/4/paragraph/14C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996/schedule-4/paragraph-14C
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