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Explanatory note

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(This is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st April 2003 as the date on which a revised code of practice under section 66(1)(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will come into operation. It supersedes the revised code which has been in operation since 1st March 1999.

When the Order is in operation, it will apply in England and Wales to the exercise by police officers of statutory powers to search persons and vehicles without first making an arrest.

The code of practice will be published by The Stationery Office; copies may be obtained from its bookshops.