PART 2

SEARCH BY POLICE
CHAPTER 2

CODE OF PRACTICE

Procedure applying to code

Consultation on code of practice
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1
Prior to making a code of practice, the Scottish Ministers must consult publicly on a draft of the code.
2
When preparing a draft of a code of practice for public consultation, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
a
the Lord Justice General,
b
the Faculty of Advocates,
c
the Law Society of Scotland,
d
the Scottish Police Authority,
e
the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,
f
the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner,
g
the Scottish Human Rights Commission,
h
the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, and
i
such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
3
Subsection (1) or (2) is complied with in relation to a code of practice having (or to have) effect for the first time even if the consultation has been initiated before the day on which this section comes into force.