Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 Explanatory Notes

Commentary on Sections

Schedule 2: Provisions supplementary to Part 2

Part 3: Police and Criminal Evidence and the Terrorism Act

Execution of process in other domestic jurisdictions

Section 77: Codes of practice

228.This section allows proposals for limited modifications to the Codes of Practice under PACE for trial purposes to be made subject to the negative resolution procedure. Such modifications may have effect in relation to particular areas, offences or classes of offenders and may only have effect for a maximum of two years. Permanent amendments to the Codes of general application would still be subject to the existing requirements for public consultation and subject to the affirmative resolution procedure in parliament.

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