{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-revision-of-code-e-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111140659",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code E) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-revision-of-code-e-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 67(7A) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nPolice, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(5) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 67(4) of that Act.\nThe revised Code has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 67(7B) of that Act.\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with section 67(7A) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 60; section 67(1) to (7D) was substituted by section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 67(4)(a) and (b) was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48). Subsequently, section 67(4)(a), (aa) and (ab) was substituted for section 67(4)(a) by paragraphs 160, and 163(1) and (2) of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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