Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 2692
CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
20th June 2005
Laid before Parliament
23rd June 2005
Coming into force
15th July 2005
Whereas:
(1) in pursuance of section 23 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996( 1 ) (“the Act”) the Secretary of State must prepare a code of practice containing provisions designed to secure the matters referred to in subsection (1) of that section;
(2) in pursuance of section 25(4) of the Act the Secretary of State may from time to time revise a code of practice previously brought into operation and subsections (1) to (3) of section 25 apply to such a revised code;
(3) in pursuance of section 25(1) of the Act the Secretary of State published a draft revised code of practice to replace the code brought into operation on 13th November 1997, considered representations made about the draft and modified the draft accordingly;
(4) in pursuance of section 25(2) of the Act the Secretary of State has laid the revised code of practice before each House of Parliament;
(5) This Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 25(2) of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 15th July 2005.
(2) This Order extends only to Northern Ireland.
Appointed day
2. The day hereby appointed for the purpose of section 25(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 is 15th July 2005 and the code of practice laid before Parliament on 25th May 2005 containing the provisions referred to in section 23 of that Act shall come into operation accordingly on that day.
Revocation
3.The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997( 2 ) is hereby revoked.
David Hanson
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
20th June 2005