Part 4Confiscation: Northern Ireland
F1Search and seizure powers
195G“Appropriate approval”
(1)
This section has effect for the purposes of sections 195C, 195D, 195E and 195F.
(2)
The appropriate approval, in relation to the exercise of a power by an appropriate officer, means the approval of a lay magistrate or (if that is not practicable in any case) the approval of a senior officer.
(3)
A senior officer means—
(a)
in relation to the exercise of a power by an officer of Revenue and Customs, an officer of Revenue and Customs of a rank designated by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs as equivalent to that of a senior police officer,
F2(aa)
in relation to the exercise of a power by an immigration officer, an immigration officer of a rank designated by the Secretary of State as equivalent to that of a senior police officer,
F3(ab)
in relation to the exercise of a power by a National Crime Agency officer, the Director General of the National Crime Agency or any other National Crime Agency officer authorised by the Director General (whether generally or specifically) for this purpose,
(b)
in relation to the exercise of a power by a constable, a senior police officer,
(c)
in relation to the exercise of a power by an accredited financial investigator, an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for this purpose by the Secretary of State under section 453.
(4)
A senior police officer means a police officer of at least the rank of inspector.