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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-code-e-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/705",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Code E) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-code-e-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 13th March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 14th March 2003\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nWhereas the Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 60(1)(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, issued a code of practice in connection with the tape-recording of interviews of persons suspected of the commission of criminal offences which are held by police officers at police stations;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 67(4) of that Act, by order brought that code into operation on 29th July 1988 and has subsequently revised it;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 60(1)(b) of that Act, by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Tape-recording of Interviews) (No. 1) Order 1991 and by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Tape-recording of Interviews) (No. 2) Order 1992 required the tape recording of interviews of persons specified in those Orders in accordance with the code;\nNow, therefore, in pursuance of section 60(1)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State hereby orders as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1988/1200."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/2687; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2001/2480."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/2803; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2001/2480."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/705/introduction",
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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."
}