SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14

Exercise of Officers’ Powers

Code of practice
5
An officer shall perform functions conferred on him by virtue of this Act in accordance with any relevant code of practice in operation under paragraph 6.
6
1
The Secretary of State shall issue codes of practice about the exercise by officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of this Act.
2
The failure by an officer to observe a provision of a code shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
3
A code—
a
shall be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and
b
shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.
4
The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code.
7
1
Before issuing a code of practice the Secretary of State shall—
a
publish a draft code,
b
consider any representations made to him about the draft, and
c
if he thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any representations made to him.
2
The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of the code before Parliament.
3
When the Secretary of State has laid a draft code before Parliament he may bring it into operation by order.
4
This paragraph has effect in relation to the issue of a revised code as it has effect in relation to the first issue of a code.
Sch. 14 para. 6 wholly in force at 19.2.2001; Sch. 14 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 128; Sch. 14 para. 6(1)(4) in force at 12.10.2000 by S.I. 2000/2800, art. 2(d)(ii); Sch. 14 para. 6 in force at 19.2.2001 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2001/421, art. 2