The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice No. 5) Order 1999

Made: 8th December 1998

Laid before Parliament: 15th December 1998

Coming into force: 1st March 1999

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(4) and (6) of that Act, hereby orders as follows:

1

This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice No. 5) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st March 1999.

2

The revised code of practice laid in draft before Parliament on 7th December 1998 in connection with the matters referred to in section 66(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 shall come into operation on 1st March 1999.

Signed

Paul Boateng — Minister of State — 8th December 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st March 1999 as the date on which a revised code of practice under section 66(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will come into operation. It supersedes the revised code which has been in operation since 15th May 1997.

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

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