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Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 1223

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice for Interviews of Witnesses Notified by Accused) Order 2010

Made

8th April 2010

Coming into force

1st May 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 21A(5) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996( 1 ) (“the Act”).

The Secretary of State has prepared a code of practice for police interviews of witnesses notified by accused persons under section 21A of the Act giving guidance in relation to the matters specified in subsections (1) and (2) of that section.

He has consulted the persons specified in section 21A(4)(za), (a) and (c) of the Act, as that section requires.

He has laid a draft of this Order before each House of Parliament in accordance with section 21A(7) of the Act and it has been approved by a resolution of each House.

He has also laid the code of practice to which this Order relates before each House of Parliament in accordance with section 21A(9) of the Act.

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice for Interviews of Witnesses Notified by Accused) Order 2010.

Code of Practice

2. The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice for Arranging and Conducting Interviews of Witnesses Notified by the Accused” laid before Parliament on 5th February 2010 shall come into force on 1st May 2010.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Claire M Ward

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

8th April 2010

( 1 )

1996 c. 25 .

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The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice for Interviews of Witnesses Notified by Accused) Order 2010 (2010/1223)
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