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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-terrorism-act-2000-code-of-practice-for-examining-officers-revision-order-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111474587",
  "legislation_title": "The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers) (Revision) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-terrorism-act-2000-code-of-practice-for-examining-officers-revision-order-2009",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into operation the revised code of practice made pursuant to paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 to the Terrorism Act 2000 in connection with the exercise by examining officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of the Act.\nSchedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 permits the persons covered by the revised code to stop, question and detain persons for the purpose of determining whether they are a person who is or has been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.\nSchedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 permits the persons covered by the revised code to take detained persons to places of detention for examination under Schedule 7 and to take steps that are reasonably necessary to identify a detained person.\nArticle 3 of the Order makes provision in relation to persons who begin exercising any power conferred by virtue of Schedules 7 or 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 before the revised code of practice comes into operation and continue to do so after it has come into operation.",
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  "status": null,
  "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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