Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under paragraph 19(3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within forty days beginning with the day on which the Regulations were made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.
Statutory Instruments
Prevention And Suppression Of Terrorism
Made
12th February 2015
Laid before Parliament
12th February 2015
Coming into force
13th February 2015
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 19(3) of Schedule 1 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015(1)("the Act").
The Secretary of State:
has, in accordance with paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, issued a draft code of practice with regard to the exercise of functions under Schedule 1 to the Act;
has, in accordance with paragraph 19(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 1 to the Act, published that code of practice in draft; considered representations made about the draft and modified the draft, as thought appropriate, in the light of them;
has, in accordance with paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 1 to the Act, laid a draft of the code before Parliament.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Code of Practice for Officers exercising functions under Schedule 1) Regulations 2015 and come into force on the day after the day on which they were made.
2. The Code of Practice entitled, "Code of Practice for Officers exercising functions under Schedule 1 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 in connection with seizing and retaining travel documents" and laid before Parliament in draft on 12th February 2015 comes into operation on the day after the day on which these Regulations were made.
Karen Bradley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
12th February 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations bring into operation the code of practice ("the Code") issued under paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 ("Schedule 1"). Schedule 1 provides police officers, immigration officers and customs officials with powers to both seize and retain travel documents of persons at ports. Paragraph 18(1) of Schedule 1 requires the Secretary of State to issue a Code of Practice with regard to the exercise of functions under Schedule 1 and in particular in relation to: the procedure for making designations in respect of officers; the training to be undertaken by officers; the exercise by officers of functions under Schedule 1; the information to be given to a person subject to the exercise of powers under Schedule 1 and the process for disclosure of that information; and reviews of the exercise of the power to retain documents. The Code, which these Regulations bring into operation, satisfies these requirements.