Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

37Information sharing: code of practice

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(1)The Secretary of State and the Treasury shall jointly issue one or more codes of practice about—

(a)the use of information shared in accordance with section 36(2), and

(b)the extent to which, or form or manner in which, shared information is to be made available in accordance with section 36(6).

(2)A code—

(a)shall not be issued unless a draft has been laid before Parliament, and

(b)shall come into force in accordance with provision made by order of the Secretary of State and the Treasury jointly.

(3)The Secretary of State and the Treasury shall jointly from time to time review a code and may revise and re-issue it following a review; and subsection (2) shall apply to a revised code.

(4)An order under subsection (2)—

(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b)shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.