Part 12Miscellaneous and general

Miscellaneous

449F1SOCA's staff: pseudonyms

(1)

This section applies to a member of F2SOCA's staff if—

(a)

he is F3assigned by SOCA to do anything for the purposes of this Act, and

(b)

it is necessary or expedient for the purpose of doing the thing for the member of F2SOCA's staff to identify himself by name.

(2)

F4An authorised person may direct that such a member of F5SOCA's staff may for that purpose identify himself by means of a pseudonym.

(3)

For the purposes of any proceedings or application under this Act a certificate signed by F6an authorised person which sufficiently identifies the member of F7SOCA's staff by reference to the pseudonym is conclusive evidence that that member of F7SOCA's staff is authorised to use the pseudonym.

(4)

In any proceedings or application under this Act a member of F8SOCA's staff in respect of whom a direction under this section is in force must not be asked (and if asked is not required to answer) any question which is likely to reveal his true identity.

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F10(6)

In this section “authorised person” means a member of SOCA's staff authorised by SOCA for the purposes of this section.