Part 8Investigations
Chapter 2England and Wales and Northern Ireland
Interpretation
378Officers
1
In relation to a confiscation investigation these are appropriate officers—
a
the Director;
b
an accredited financial investigator;
c
a constable;
d
a customs officer.
2
In relation to a confiscation investigation these are senior appropriate officers—
a
the Director;
b
a police officer who is not below the rank of superintendent;
c
a customs officer who is not below such grade as is designated by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise as equivalent to that rank;
d
an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State under section 453.
3
In relation to a civil recovery investigation the Director (and only the Director) is—
a
an appropriate officer;
b
a senior appropriate officer.
4
In relation to a money laundering investigation these are appropriate officers—
a
an accredited financial investigator;
b
a constable;
c
a customs officer.
5
For the purposes of section 342, in relation to a money laundering investigation a person authorised for the purposes of money laundering investigations by the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service is also an appropriate officer.
6
In relation to a money laundering investigation these are senior appropriate officers—
a
a police officer who is not below the rank of superintendent;
b
a customs officer who is not below such grade as is designated by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise as equivalent to that rank;
c
an accredited financial investigator who falls within a description specified in an order made for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State under section 453.
7
But a person is not an appropriate officer or a senior appropriate officer in relation to a money laundering investigation if he is—
a
a member of the staff of the Agency, or
b
a person providing services under arrangements made by the Director.