Section 52 Codes of practice: police powers.
Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State shall make codes of practice in connection with the detention, treatment, questioning and identification of persons detained under the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.
The Secretary of State may make codes of practice in connection with—
the exercise by police officers of any power conferred by Part II of this Act or by that Act; and
the seizure and retention of property found by police officers when exercising powers of search conferred by any provision of this Act or that Act.
The Secretary of State may make codes of practice in connection with the exercise by members of Her Majesty’s forces of any of their powers under Part II of this Act.
In this section “police officer” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve.
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (19.2.2001) by 2000 c. 11, s. 125(2), Sch. 16 Pt. I; S.I. 2001/421, arts. 2, 3
- F2
Act ceased to have effect (subject to temporary extension of specified provisions as mentioned below) (20.7.2000) (temporary extension: by ss. 2(2), 128, Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2(1) of 2000 c. 11 there is continued in force for a period of 12 months beginning with 20.7.2000 any provision of the Act (except ss. 26(1)(b), 35 and 50) if and so far as it is in force immediately before 20.7.2000 by virtue of an order under s. 62(3) of this Act)
Act wholly repealed (19.2.2001) by virtue of 2000 c. 11, ss. 2(1)(b), 125(2), 128, Sch. 16 Pt. I; S.I. 2001/421, art. 2