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- s. 112(2A) inserted by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 101
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- s. 113(3G) inserted by 2002 c. 32, Sch. 12 para. 14 (as extended) by 2003 asp 5 s. 12(1)(c)
- s. 113(3EA) (3EB) inserted by S.I. 2003/417 (N.I.) art. 17(4)
- s. 113(3EC) (3ED) inserted by S.I. 2003/417 (N.I.) art. 47(3)
- s. 113(4A) inserted by 2003 c. 44 Sch. 35 para. 3(3)
- s. 113(4A) insertion by 2003 c. 44, Sch. 35 para. 3(3) extended to N.I. by 2005 c. 15 s. 167(a)
- s. 113A(6A)-(6C) inserted by 2011 asp 1 s. 188(b)
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- s. 115(9A) (9B) inserted by 2003 c. 44 Sch. 35 para. 4(5)
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- s. 121(a) inserted by 2006 asp 10 s. 3(8)(a)
- Sch. 8A para. 34G inserted by S.I. 2024/374 Sch. 5 para. 3
- Sch. 8B para. 102(ea) inserted by 2023 c. 47 s. 3(2)
78(1)Section 57 (common services) shall be amended as follows.U.K.
(2)After subsection (3) there shall be inserted—
“(3A)Regulations under this section relating to all police forces may also require the National Crime Squad to use the specified facilities or services, or the facilities or services of a specified description, if the Secretary of State considers that it would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of the Squad for the Squad to do so.”.
(3)In subsection (4), at the end of paragraph (b) there shall be added “, and
(c)if the regulations relate to the National Crime Squad, the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad and the Director General of that Squad.”.
(4)After subsection (4) there shall be added—
“(5)The Secretary of State shall consult the Police Information Technology Organisation before making regulations under this section relating to information technology.
(6)In subsection (5) “information technology” includes any computer or other technology by means of which information or other matter may be recorded or communicated without being reduced to documentary form.”.
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