Introductory text

POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 16th July 2004

Coming into force 1st August 2004

Whereas the Secretary of State:

(1)

has, in pursuance of sections 60(1)(a), 60A(1)(a) and 66(1)(a) to (d) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^f1 (“the Act”), issued codes of practice in connection with the:

(a)

exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search;

(b)

searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises;

(c)

detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers;

(d)

identification of persons by police officers;

(e)

tape recording of interviews with suspects; and

(f)

visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects;

(2)

may, under section 67(2)^f2 of the Act, revise the whole or any part of a code;

(3)

has consulted in accordance with section 67(4) of the Act; and

(4)

has, in accordance with section 67(7B) of the Act, laid each revised code of practice before Parliament;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 67(5) and (7D) of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 60; section 60A was inserted by section 76(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
f2: Section 67(1) to (7D) was substituted by section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44).