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.