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(1) This Order may be cited as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Searches under Part 5: Constables in Scotland: Code of Practice) Order 2018 and comes into force on 16th April 2018.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
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(1) The combined code of practice comes into operation on 16th April 2018.
(2) In paragraph (1), “the combined code of practice” means the code of practice entitled “Code of Practice on the Exercise by Constables in Scotland of Search Powers Conferred by Sections 289 and 303C of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002” which was laid in draft before the Scottish Parliament on 25th January 2018.
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The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Constables in Scotland: Code of Practice) Order 2015 is revoked.
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
28th March 2018