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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”) makes provision relating to the preparation by the Secretary of State of a code of practice for specified purposes relating to the conduct of criminal investigations by civilian police officers.

This Order make provision equivalent, subject to modifications, to provisions of Part 2 of the 1996 Act and the code made under it. The main modifications are to adjust the provisions in and under Part 2 of the 1996 Act to take account of the structure and operation of service courts and of the service police.