Article 2 Revision of existing codes of practice

Subject to article 4, the revised codes of practice laid before Parliament on 8th November 2005 in connection with the matters referred to in—

(a)

section 60(1)(a) of the Act (tape recording of interviews with suspects– Code E);

(b)

section 60A(1)(a) of the Act (visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects – Code F);

(c)

section 66(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Act (exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search – Code A);

(d)

section 66 (1)(b) of the Act—

(i)

as respects the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers (Code C); and

(ii)

as respects the identification of persons by police officers (Code D);

(e)

section 66(1)(c) and (d) of the Act (searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises - Code B);

shall come into operation on 1st January 2006.