New Clause 19: Orders of the Day
New Clause 19— Issue and revision of code of practice
'(1) This section applies to the code of practice under section [Recording of interviews] (recording of interviews).
(2) The Secretary of State must—
(a) publish a draft of the proposed code, and
(b) consider any representations made about the draft,
and may modify the draft in the light of the representations made.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay a draft of the code before Parliament.
(4) After laying the draft code before Parliament the Secretary of State may bring it into operation by order.
(5) The order is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.
(6) The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code, and subsections (2) to (5) apply to a revised code as they apply to an original code.
(7) Failure to observe a provision of a code does not of itself render a constable liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
(8) A code—
(a) is 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.'— [Mr. McNulty.]
 Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.