# The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (No. 2) Order 1990, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 1st April 1991 as the date on which revised codes of practice under section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will come into operation, superseding codes of practice which have been in operation since 1st January 1986.
The revised codes of practice are—
(a) Code of Practice for the Exercise by Police Officers of Statutory Powers of Stop and Search;
(b) Code of Practice for the Searching of Premises by Police Officers and the Seizure of Property found by Police Officers on Persons or Premises;
(c) Code of Practice for the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers;
(d) Code of Practice for Identification of Persons by Police Officers.
The codes of practice will be published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office: copies may be obtained from Government bookshops.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2580/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-no-2-order-1990/note
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