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'In section 27 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) (codes of practice on exercise of functions) for subsection (2) substitute—
(2) Before issuing or revising a code of practice under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult the Board with a view to obtaining its agreement to the proposed code of practice or revision.
(2A) Before issuing or revising a code of practice under this section, the Secretary of State shall also consult—
- (a) the Chief Constable;
- (b) the Ombudsman;
- (c) the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission;
- (d) the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland; and
- (e) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate."'—.[Jane Kennedy.]