8(1)Section 101 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (codes of practice: supplementary) is amended as follows.N.I.
(2)After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)A person on whom powers are conferred or duties are imposed by a designation under section 30 or 31 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 shall have regard to any relevant provision of a code of practice to which this section applies in—
(a)the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the designation;
(b)the performance of the duties imposed on him by the designation.”
(3)After subsection (7) insert—
“(7A)A failure by a person designated under section 30 or 31 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 to comply with subsection (5A) shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.”