Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (repealed)

52 Codes of practice: police powers.N.I.

(1)The Secretary of State shall make codes of practice in connection with the detention, treatment, questioning and identification of persons detained under the M1Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989.

(2)The Secretary of State may make codes of practice in connection with—

(a)the exercise by police officers of any power conferred by Part II of this Act or by that Act; and

(b)the seizure and retention of property found by police officers when exercising powers of search conferred by any provision of this Act or that Act.

(3)The Secretary of State may make codes of practice in connection with the exercise by members of Her Majesty’s forces of any of their powers under Part II of this Act.

(4)In this section “police officer” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve.

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