[F128(1)A person's failure to comply with a provision of a code under paragraph 26 or 27 does not make the person liable to civil or criminal proceedings.E+W
(2)A code under paragraph 26 or 27—
(a)is admissible in evidence in any civil proceedings, and
(b)must be taken into account by a court in any civil proceedings in which it appears to the court to be relevant.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9A inserted (E.W.) (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 23(3), 57(4); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2015/990, reg. 2