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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-counter-terrorism-and-border-security-act-2019-and-the-terrorism-act-2000-port-examination-codes-of-practice-regulations-2025/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2025/9780348273748",
  "legislation_title": "The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Terrorism Act 2000 (Port Examination Codes of Practice) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-counter-terrorism-and-border-security-act-2019-and-the-terrorism-act-2000-port-examination-codes-of-practice-regulations-2025",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations bring into operation revised codes of practice that provide guidance to examining officers in the exercise of their powers at ports and the Northern Ireland border area in relation to terrorism and hostile state activity.\nSchedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3) contains powers for examining officers to stop, question, search and detain a person at UK ports and the Northern Ireland border area for the purpose of determining whether the person appears to be a person who is, or has been, engaged in hostile activity. Regulation 2 brings into operation a revised code of practice for examining officers.\nSchedules 7 and 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) contain powers for examining officers to stop, question, search and detain a person at UK ports and the Northern Ireland border area for the purpose of determining whether the person appears to be a person who is, or has been, concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Regulation 3 brings into operation a revised code of practice for examining officers.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.\nCopies of the revised codes of practice referred to in this instrument can be found at www.gov.uk and hard copies can be obtained by writing to the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.",
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  "version": "current",
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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."
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