SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Codes of practice
Procedural requirements
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1
Before issuing a code the Secretary of State must—
a
prepare and publish a draft of the code, and
b
consider any representations made about it,
and may modify the draft.
2
The Secretary of State must, in particular, consult the Investigatory Powers Commissioner and, in the case of a code relating to the exercise of functions conferred by virtue of Part 4, the Information Commissioner.
3
A code comes into force in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.
4
A statutory instrument containing such regulations may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
5
When a draft instrument is laid, the code to which it relates must also be laid.
6
No draft instrument may be laid until the consultation required by sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) has taken place.