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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1200",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-codes-of-practice-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Order made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 67(5) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament\nPOLICE\nMade 12th July 1988\nLaid before Parliament 13th July 1988\nComing into force 29th July 1988\nWhereas —\n(1) in pursuance of section 60(1)(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) the Secretary of State is under a duty to issue 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:\n(2) in pursuance of section 67(1) of the Act the Secretary of State has prepared and published a draft code of practice in connection with the said matter and has considered representations made to him thereon:\n(3) in pursuance of section 67(3) of the Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the 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(4) of the Act, hereby orders as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 60."
    }
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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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