The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Code of Practice C and Code of Practice H) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/1938
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Code of Practice C and Code of Practice H) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 25th July 2006.

Section 2 Code of practice C

Subject to article 4, the revised code of practice in connection with the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers (Code C) laid before Parliament on 14th June 2006 shall come into operation on 25th July 2006.

Section 3 Code of practice H

Subject to article 4, the code of practice in connection with the detention, treatment and questioning by police officers of persons under section 41 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code H) laid before Parliament on 14th June 2006 shall come into operation on 25th July 2006.

Section 4 Transitional provisions

(1) The revised code of practice referred to in article 2 shall apply to any person in police detention, other than someone in police detention following arrest under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, after midnight on 24th July 2006, notwithstanding that his period of detention may have commenced before that time.

(2) The code of practice referred to in article 3 shall apply to any person arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and who is in police detention after midnight on 24th July 2006, notwithstanding that he may have been arrested before that time.