The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/1330
Year2020

2020 No. 1330

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020

Made 9th September 2020

Laid before Parliament 10th September 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 19961(“the Act”).

The Secretary of State has revised the code of practice prepared under section 23 of the Act, in accordance with section 25(4).

In accordance with section 25 of the Act, the Secretary of State has—

(a) published in draft the revised code of practice;

(b) considered the representations made about the draft; and

(c) laid the revised code of practice before each House of Parliament.

In accordance with section 77(5) of the Act, this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020 and comes into force on 31stDecember 2020 or the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of the second House to approve it, whichever is the...

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