Part 3Wildlife etc.
Pesticides harmful to wildlife
45Codes of practice
1
The Secretary of State may—
a
issue a code of practice in connection with any of the provisions of section 44 or Schedule 2 to the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48) as applied by section 44(4), and
b
revise or replace such a code.
2
An inspector must have regard to any relevant provision of a code when discharging any function under any provision mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
3
But an inspector’s failure to have regard to any provision of a code does not make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
4
A code—
a
is admissible in evidence in any proceedings, and
b
must be taken into account by a court in any case in which it appears to the court to be relevant.