54 Deputy Director General.E+W
(1)The Director General of the National Crime Squad shall designate a police member of the National Crime Squad to whom section 55(2)(a) applies to exercise all the powers and duties of the Director General—
(a)during any absence, incapacity or suspension from duty of the Director General, or
(b)during any vacancy in the office of Director General.
(2)The Director General shall consult the NCS Service Authority before designating a member under subsection (1).
(3)No more than one person shall be authorised to act by virtue of a designation under subsection (1) at any one time; and a person so authorised shall not have power to act by virtue of that subsection for a continuous period exceeding three months except with the consent of the Secretary of State.