Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 20
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2023
Made
11th January 2023
Coming into force
17th January 2023
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)( 2 ) of that Act.
The revised code to which this Order relates has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 67(7B) of that Act.
A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with section 67(7) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2023 and comes into force on 17th January 2023.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Revisions of code of practice
2. The revised code of practice laid before Parliament together with this Order in connection with the matters referred to in section 66(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (exercise by police officers of statutory powers to search persons and vehicles without making an arrest – Code A)( 3 ) comes into operation on the day on which this Order comes into force.
Chris Philp
Minister of State
Home Office
11th January 2023
1984 c. 60 . Section 67(1) to (7D) was substituted by section 11(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) .
Section 67(4)(a) and (b) was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) . Subsequently, section 67(4)(a), (aa) and (ab) was substituted for section 67(4)(a) by paragraphs 160, 163(1) and (2) of Schedule 16 to the Police and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) . Section 67(4)(b) was amended by paragraphs 4 and 5(a) of Schedule 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) .
Section 66(1) is numbered as such by virtue of section 57(1) and (4) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43) . Section 66(1)(a)(i) was amended by section 110(3)(a) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 17 to, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) (“ the 2005 Act ”). Section 66(1)(a)(ii) was amended by section 110(3)(b) of the 2005 Act.