Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 3146
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Code A) (No. 2) Order 2008
Made
8th December 2008
Laid before Parliament
10th December 2008
Coming into force
1st January 2009
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(5) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984( 1 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 67(4) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Code A) (No.2) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1 January 2009.
2. In this Order “PACE Code A” means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice for the exercise by: police officers of statutory powers of stop and search; police officers and police staff of requirements to record public encounters.
Revision of PACE Code A
3. The revision of PACE Code A which is to be laid before Parliament on 10 December 2008 and which contains amendments to paragraphs 2.2, 2.3, 4 and the Notes for Guidance and the deletion of Annexes D and E of that Code shall come into operation on 1 January 2009.
Vernon Coaker
Minister of State
Home Office
8th December 2008
1984 c.60 ; section 67(4) and (5) were substituted by section 11(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44) .