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PACE Code B (2023)

PACE Code of Practice (SI 2023/1422) · issued under s.66 PACE 1984

A Code of Practice issued under section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings and relevant to any question of admissibility under section 67(11) PACE 1984.
1 Introduction2 General3 Search warrants and production orders4 Entry without warrant - particular powers5 Search with consent6 Searching premises - general considerations7 Seizure and retention of property8 Action after searches9 Search registers10 Searches under Schedule 5 to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 and Schedule 11 to the National Security Act 2023.
Reproduced verbatim from PACE Code B (2023) as captured. Codes of Practice are periodically reissued — always verify against the current published Code on GOV.UK before you rely on it. This is a reference, not legal advice.
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    Last checked: 2023-12-20
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