Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1794
Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Codes of Practice for the Exercise of Stop and Search Powers) Order 2012
Made
9th July 2012
Coming into force
10th July 2012
This Order is made in exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by section 47AB (2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the Act”)( 1 ).
The Secretary of State:
(a) has, in accordance with section 47AA(1)( 2 ) of the Act, prepared two codes of practice containing guidance about the exercise of the powers referred to in section 47AA(1)(a) to (d) of the Act applying to England, Wales and Scotland and to Northern Ireland respectively;
(b) has, in accordance with section 47AA(3) of the Act, consulted the Lord Advocate and such other persons as she considered appropriate, in the course of preparation of the codes of practice;
(c) has, in accordance with section 47AB(1)( 3 ) of the Act, laid the codes of practice and a draft of this Order before Parliament.
In accordance with sections 47AB(2) and 123(4)( 4 ) of the Act, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order.
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Codes of Practice for the Exercise of Stop and Search Powers) Order 2012 and shall come into force on the day after it is made.
Codes of Practice
2. The code of practice prepared under section 47AA of the Terrorism Act 2000 entitled “Code of Practice (England, Wales and Scotland) for the Exercise of Stop and Search Powers under Sections 43 and 43A of the Terrorism Act 2000, and the Authorisation and Exercise of Stop and Search Powers Relating to Section 47A of, and Schedule 6B to, the Terrorism Act 2000” and laid before Parliament on 10 th May 2012 shall come into force on the day on which this Order comes into force.
3. The code of practice prepared under section 47AA of the Terrorism Act 2000 entitled “Code of Practice (Northern Ireland) for the Exercise of Stop and Search Powers under Sections 43 and 43A of the Terrorism Act 2000, and the Authorisation and Exercise of Stop and Search Powers Relating to Section 47A of, and Schedule 6B to, the Terrorism Act 2000” and laid before Parliament on 10 th May 2012 shall come into force on the day on which this Order comes into force.
James Brokenshire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
9th July 2012