{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-3A/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/32",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In exercising functions under paragraphs 4 and 5, the council and the Board shall have regard to any code of practice under this paragraph.\n(2) The Department of Justice may issue, and from time to time revise, a code of practice containing guidance as to the exercise by the council and the Board of their functions under paragraphs 4 and 5.\n(3) Before issuing or revising a code of practice under this paragraph, the Department of Justice shall consult—\n(a) the Board;\n(b) the council; and\n(c) the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.\n(4) The Department of Justice shall arrange for any code of practice issued or revised under this paragraph to be published in such manner as appears to the Department of Justice to be appropriate.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (4.9.2007) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 19, Sch. 1 para. 13; S.R. 2007/371, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3A para. 6(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 89(2)(a) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3A para. 6(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 89(2)(b) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3A para. 6(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 89(2)(c)(i) (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3A para. 6(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 89(2)(c)(ii) (with arts. 28-31)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/3A/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:39.477204+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}