12(1)The Secretary of State may—E+W
(a)issue a code of practice in connection with any of the provisions of sections 18A to 18F of the 1981 Act (including any of those provisions as applied by Part 2 of this Schedule), and
(b)revise or replace such a code.
(2)An inspector must have regard to any relevant provision of a code when discharging any function under any of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(3)But an inspector's failure to have regard to any provision of a code does not make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
(4)A code—
(a)is admissible in evidence in any proceedings, and
(b)must be taken into account by a court in any case in which it appears to the court to be relevant.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 12 in force at 31.5.2006 by S.I. 2006/1382, art. 2