# The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Equipment Interference – Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the code of practice issued under section 24 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 in respect of the use of equipment interference under Part 5 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 by the Police Service and the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner. A person carrying out a function to which the code applies must, in doing so, have regard to the provisions of the code to the extent that they are applicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/55/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-equipment-interference-code-of-practice-scotland-order-2018/note
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