Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order appoints 1st June 2015 as the date on which revised codes of practice under Articles 60, 60A and 65 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 will come into operation. The revised codes will supersede the corresponding existing codes of practice.
The codes of practice are:
the exercise by police officers of statutory powers to stop and search (Code A);
searches of premises by police officers and seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises (Code B);
the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers (Code C);
the identification of persons by police officers (Code D);
the audio recording of interviews with suspects at police stations (Code E);
the visual recording of interviews with suspects at police stations (Code F);
the statutory power of arrest by police officers (Code G); and
the detention, treatment and questioning of persons under Section 41 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code H).
The codes of practice are published by the Stationery Office and printed copies may be obtained from www.tsoshop.co.uk or through customer services, email: [email protected] or phone: 0870 600 5522. The revised codes of practice will also be available on the Department of Justice website.