Introductory text

in pursuance of section 113(3) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^f1 (“the 1984 Act”) the Secretary of State is under a duty to issue a code of practice, or a number of such codes, for persons other than police officers who are concerned with enquiries into offences under the Army Act 1955^f2, the Air Force Act 1955^f3 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957^f4;

by section 113(4)(a) of the 1984 Act a code issued under the previous subsection may contain provisions, in connection with enquiries into such offences, as to the tape-recording of interviews;

in pursuance of section 113(5) of the 1984 Act the Secretary of State has laid such a code of practice before both Houses of Parliament;