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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-codes-b-to-e-order-2003/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2003/0110447891",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-codes-b-to-e-order-2003",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "(1) The revised code of practice for the searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises shall apply—\n(a) to any application for a warrant to search premises made after 31st March 2003, and\n(b) to any search of premises or seizure of property taking place after midnight on 31st March 2003, notwithstanding that the search or seizure in question may have taken place in pursuance of a warrant granted or applied for before that time.\n(2) The revised code of practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers shall apply to persons in police detention after midnight on 31st March 2003, notwithstanding that their period of detention may have commenced before that time.\n(3) The revised code of practice for the identification of persons by police officers shall apply to any procedures to which the code relates which are carried out after midnight on 31st March 2003.\n(4) The revised code of practice for the tape recording of interviews of persons suspected of the commission of criminal offences which are held by police officers at police stations shall apply to any procedures to which the code relates which are carried out after midnight on 31st March 2003, notwithstanding that such a procedure may have commenced before that time.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110447891/article/3",
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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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