SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Enforcement powers in connection with wildlife
Part 3Codes of practice
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1
The Secretary of State may—
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.