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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-no-3-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/450",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (No. 3) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-no-3-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POLICE\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 27th January 1995\nLaid before Parliament 30th January 1995\nComing into force 10th April 1995\nWhereas:\n(1) In pursuance of section 60(1)(a) and section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 the Secretary of State issued codes of parctice in connection with the following matters—\n(a) the exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search;\n(b) the searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises;\n(c) the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers;\n(d) the identification of persons by police officers; and\n(e) the tape recording of interviews of persons suspected of the commission of criminal offences which are held by police officers at police stations,\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, revoked by S.I. 1990/2580, and S.I. 1988/1200."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/450/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."
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