The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/3503
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1 st January 2006.

Section 2 Revision of existing codes of practice

Subject to article 4, the revised codes of practice laid before Parliament on 8 th November 2005 in connection with the matters referred to in—

(a) section 60(1)(a) of the Act (tape recording of interviews with suspects– Code E);

(b) section 60A(1)(a) of the Act (visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects – Code F);

(c) section 66(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Act (exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search – Code A);

(d) section 66 (1)(b) of the Act—

(i) as respects the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers (Code C); and

(ii) as respects the identification of persons by police officers (Code D);

(e) section 66(1)(c) and (d) of the Act (searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises – Code B);

shall come into operation on 1 st January 2006.

Section 3 Code of practice relating to powers of arrest

The code of practice laid before Parliament on 8 th November 2005 in connection with the matters referred to in section 66(1)(a)(iii) of the Act (exercise by police officers of statutory powers to arrest a person – Code G) shall come into operation on 1 st January 2006.

Section 4 Transitional provisions

(1) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2(a) shall apply to any procedures to which the code relates which are carried out after midnight on 31st December 2005, notwithstanding that such a procedure may have commenced before that time.

(2) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2(b) shall apply to any procedures to which the code relates which are carried out after midnight on 31st December 2005, notwithstanding that such a procedure may have commenced before that time.

(3) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2(c) shall apply to any procedures to which the code relates which are carried out after midnight on 31st December 2005.

(4) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2(d)(i) shall apply to persons in police detention after midnight on 31st December 2005, notwithstanding that their period of detention may have commenced before that time.

(5) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2(d)(ii) shall apply to any procedures to which the code relates which are carried out after midnight on 31st December 2005.

(6) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2(e) shall apply—

(a) to any application for a warrant to search premises made after 31st December 2005; and

(b) to any search of premises or seizure of property taking place after midnight on 31st December 2005, notwithstanding that the search or seizure in question may have taken place in pursuance of a warrant granted or applied for before that time.

Section 5 Revocations

The following Orders are hereby revoked—

(a) the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2004 ; and

(b) the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Code C) Order 2005 .