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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-no-2-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2580",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (No. 2) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-no-2-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nMade 8th November 1990\nApproved by both Houses of Parliament\nLaid before Parliament 19th November 1990\nComing into force 1st April 1991\nWhereas—\n(1) In pursuance of section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 the Secretary of State issued codes of practice in connection with the following matters:\n(a) the exercise by police officers of statutory powers—\n(i) to search a person without first arresting him; or\n(ii) to search a vehicle without making an arrest;\n(b) the detention, treatment, questioning and identification of persons by police officers;\n(c) searches of premises by police officers; and\n(d) the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises,\nand may in pursuance of section 67(7) of that Act revise the whole or part of such a code of practice and issue a revised code:\n(2) in pursuance of section 67(1) of that Act the Secretary of State has prepared and published draft revised codes of practice in connection with the said matters and has considered representations made to him thereon and modified the draft revised codes of practice accordingly:\n(3) in pursuance of section 67(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of each revised code of practice before both Houses of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67 of the said Act of 1984, hereby orders as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The codes of practice were brought into operation by S.I. 1985/1937."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}