The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Article 4(2)

SCHEDULE 1 Extension of relevant NCA provisions: consequential and connected provision

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998

1.  In section 60ZA of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the National Crime Agency)(1) (as amended by section 11(8) of CCA 2013), at the end insert—

“(8) The Director General of the National Crime Agency shall supply the Ombudsman with such information and documents as the Ombudsman may require for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of any of the Ombudsman’s functions under procedures established by virtue of this section.”

CCA 2013

2.—(1) Paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to CCA 2013 (police, customs and immigration powers) is amended as follows.

(2) For sub-paragraphs (6) to (8) substitute—

“(6) An NCA officer may only exercise the powers and privileges of a Northern Ireland constable if—

(a) a Northern Ireland general authorisation is in force,

(b) the powers and privileges are exercised in accordance with that authorisation, and

(c) one or both of the following conditions is met—

(i) the NCA officer exercises the powers and privileges with the agreement of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(ii) the NCA officer exercises the powers and privileges in relation to the conduct of a police officer.

(7) The Chief Constable may arrange for a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland at the rank of Superintendent or above to give agreement for the purposes of sub-paragraph (6)(c)(i) (whether in all cases or in cases specified in the arrangements).”

(3) In sub-paragraph (9), omit the definition of “Northern Ireland operational authorisation”.

(1)

1998 c. 32; section 60ZA is inserted by section 55(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), amended by paragraph 157 of Schedule 8 to the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27).