Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996

[F114C.U.K.In section 25—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(ii)for “he” (wherever occurring) substitute “the Department”;

(iii)for “him” substitute “it”;

(b)in subsection (2)—

(i)for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(ii)for “he” (wherever occurring) substitute “the Department”;

(iii)for “each House of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”;

(c)after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) in relation to the laying of a code as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”;

(d)in subsection (4) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(e)after subsection (4) insert—

“(5)Subsections (1) to (4) above apply in relation to a code prepared by the Secretary of State under section 23(9) as they apply in relation to a code prepared by the Department of Justice and for this purpose—

(a)references to the Department of Justice are to be read as references to the Secretary of State;

(b)in subsection (2) the reference to the Northern Ireland Assembly is to be read as a reference to Parliament.”.]

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