{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2003/section-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/6",
  "legislation_title": "Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2003",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Codes of Practice",
  "text": "In section 27 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32) (codes of practice on exercise of functions) for subsection (2) substitute—\n“(2) Before issuing or revising a code of practice under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult the Board with a view to obtaining its agreement to the proposed code of practice or revision.\n(2A) Before issuing or revising a code of practice under this section, the Secretary of State shall also consult—\n(a) the Chief Constable;\n(b) the Ombudsman;\n(c) the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission;\n(d) the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland; and\n(e) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/6/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:35.196237+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."
}