# Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Section 45: Codes of practice


(1) The Secretary of State may—
(a) issue a code of practice in connection with any of the provisions of section 44 or Schedule 2 to the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48) as applied by section 44(4), and
(b) revise or replace such a code.
(2) An inspector must have regard to any relevant provision of a code when discharging any function under any provision mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
(3) But an inspector's failure to have regard to any provision of a code does not make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
(4) A code—
(a) is admissible in evidence in any proceedings, and
(b) must be taken into account by a court in any case in which it appears to the court to be relevant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/section-45
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