[F1195ASections 195B to 195S: meaning of “appropriate officer”N.I.
(1)In sections 195B to 195S “appropriate officer” means—
(a)an officer of Revenue and Customs,
[F2(aa)an immigration officer, or]
(b)a constable, or
(c)an accredited financial investigator.
(2)In subsection (1)(c) the reference to an accredited financial investigator is a reference to an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for the purposes of that provision by the Secretary of State under section 453.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 195A-195T and cross-headings inserted (22.11.2014 for the insertion of ss. 195S(1)-(5), 195T(1)-(7) for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 57(2), 116(1) (as amended by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2595), arts. 1(2), 18(2)(m) (with arts. 24-28); S.I. 2014/3101, art. 3; S.I. 2016/147, art. 3(b))
F2S. 195A(1)(aa) inserted (22.11.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 55(4)(c), 61(2) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2014/3098, art. 2(b)