Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 Explanatory Notes

Overview of the Act

Part 2 – Search by Police

Chapter 2 – Code of practice
Making and status of code
Section 73 – Contents of code of practice

178.Section 73 provides that Scottish Ministers must make a code of practice about the carrying out of searches and what the code must set out. The code of practice will only apply to the functions exercisable by police constables.

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