Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 159
PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Audio Recording of Interviews) Order 2001
Made
25th January 2001
Coming into force
19th February 2001
Whereas:
(1) by paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Terrorism Act 2000( 1 ) (“the 2000 Act”) the Secretary of State is required to issue a code of practice in connection with the audio recording of any interview by a constable of a person detained under Schedule 7 to or section 41 of the 2000 Act if the interview takes place in a police station;
(2) pursuant to paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State has published a draft of the code of practice in connection with the above matter and has considered representations made to him about it and modified it as he thinks appropriate;
(3) pursuant to paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act the Secretary of State makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 123(4)(k) of the 2000 Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on Audio Recording of Interviews) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 19th February 2001.
Code of practice
2. The code of practice in connection with the audio recording of any interview by a constable of a person detained under Schedule 7 to or section 41 of the 2000 Act if the interview takes place in a police station (within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2000 Act), which was laid before Parliament in draft on 14th December 2000, shall come into operation on 19th February 2001.
Jack Straw
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
25th January 2001