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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-code-of-practice-c-and-code-of-practice-h-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2006/0110746864",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Code of Practice C and Code of Practice H) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-code-of-practice-c-and-code-of-practice-h-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 67(7) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\npolice, england and wales\nMade 2006\nComing into force 25th July 2006\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(5) and (7D) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“the Act”).\nThe Secretary of State:\n(1) has, in accordance with section 67(7B) of the Act, laid a code of practice in connection with the detention, treatment and questioning by police officers of persons under section 41 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code H), and a revised code of practice in connection with the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers (Code C), before Parliament; and\n(2) has consulted on those codes in accordance with section 67(4) of the Act.\nA draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 60. Subsections (1) to (7C) were substituted by section 11(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44). Subsections (7A) to (7C) were originally inserted by section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16). Subsection (7D) was inserted by section 11(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. There have been other amendments to section 67 which are not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 11."
    }
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  "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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