Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Minor and consequential amendments relating to SOCA

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) E+W

146 (1) Section 51 (cases in which key required) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “the police, the customs” substitute “ the police, SOCA, the customs ”, and

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in the case of a direction by SOCA, except by or with the permission of the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency;”.

(3) In subsection (3) after “of police,” insert “ the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, ”.

(4) In subsection (6) after “of police,” insert “ by the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 146 in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. para. 10 (with art. 4(2)-(7))