(1) The Secretary of State must make a code of practice in connection with -
(a) the carrying out by appropriate officers of the functions conferred by sections 47C to 47H,
(b) the carrying out by senior officers of their functions under section 47G, and
(c) the detention of property under or by virtue of sections 41A, 44A and 47J to 47P.
(2) Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a code of practice the Secretary of State must -
(a) publish a draft,
(b) consider any representations made about the draft,
(c) if the Secretary of State thinks appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any such representations.
(2A) The Secretary of State must also consult the Attorney General about the draft in its application to the exercise of powers by SFO officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay a draft of the code before Parliament.
(4) When the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code before Parliament the Secretary of State may bri
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