SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14Exercise of Officers' Powers
Code of practice
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1
The Secretary of State shall issue codes of practice about the exercise by officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of this Act.
2
The failure by an officer to observe a provision of a code shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
3
A code—
a
shall be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and
b
shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.
4
The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code.