Section 37 — Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: Information sharing: code of practice

Information sharing: code of practice 37 1 The Secretary of State and the Treasury shall jointly issue one or more codes of practice about—

a the use of information shared in accordance with section 36(2),

and b the extent to which, or form or manner in which, shared information is to be made available in accordance with section 36(6).

2 A code—

a shall not be issued unless a draft has been laid before Parliament, and b shall come into force in accordance with provision made by order of the Secretary of State and the Treasury jointly.

3 The Secretary of State and the Treasury shall jointly from time to time review a code and may revise and re-issue it following a review; and subsection (2) shall apply to a revised code.

4 An order under subsection (2)—

a shall be made by statutory instrument, and b shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.