55(1)Section 34 of the 1979 Act (investigating authorities) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)At the end of subsection (1) there shall be inserted—
“The Secretary of State shall consult with the Commission before making an appointment under this subsection in relation to an area situated in England.”
(3)At the end of subsection (2) there shall be inserted “ ; but, where the appointment was made in relation to an area situated in England, he shall consult with the Commission before cancelling the appointment. ”
(4)In subsection (4) for “Secretary of State" there shall be substituted “ Commission (in the case of an area situated in England) or the Secretary of State (in any other case) ”.