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The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

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Draft 2003, ISBN 0110452771

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This draft order supersedes the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 laid before Parliament on 23rd January 2003, and the draft Order laid before Parliament on 3rd February 2003, both of which were withdrawn before being published.Draft Order laid before Parliament in accordance with section 123(4)(k) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

Made 2003

Coming into force 18th April 2003

Whereas:

(1)

under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000f1 (“the 2000 Act”) the Secretary of State has made an Orderf2 requiring the video recording with sound of interviews by a constable of any person detained under Schedule 7 to or section 41 of the 2000 Act which take place in Northern Ireland in a police station (within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act);

(2)

pursuant to paragraph 3(4)(a) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State issued a code of practicef3 in connection with the video recording of interviews as mentioned above and, pursuant to paragraph 4(5) of that Schedule, he may revise a code and issue the revised code;

(3)

pursuant to paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State has published a draft of a revised code of practice in connection with the above matter and has considered representations made to him about it and modified it as he thinks appropriate;

(4)

pursuant to paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the revised code of practice before Parliament;

(5)

a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 123(4)(k) of the 2000 Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 11.

f2

S.I. 2000/3179.

f3

The code of practice was brought into operation on 19th February 2001 by S.I. 2001/402.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Code of Practice
  3. 3Code of Practice
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 18th April 2003.

2Code of Practice

The revised code of practice in connection with the video recording with sound of any interview by a constable of a person detained under Schedule 7 to or section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the Act”) where the interview takes place in Northern Ireland in a police station (within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act), which was laid before Parliament in draft on 7th March 2003, is hereby brought into operation.

3Code of Practice

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2001f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

     2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 18th April 2003 as the date on which the revised code of practice on the video recording with sound of interviews by police officers of persons detained in a police station in Northern Ireland under the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) comes into operation. “Police station” includes any place which the Secretary of State has designated under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000 as a place where a person may be detained under section 41 of that Act. The revised code supersedes the code of practice brought into force on 19th February 2001 by The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Video Recording of Interviews) (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/402).

Copies of the revised code of practice can be obtained (on payment of a fee) from:

  • The Stationery Office

  • 16 Arthur Street

  • Belfast

  • Northern Ireland

  • BT1 4GD