SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments relating to SOCA

Police Act 1997 (c. 50)

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(1)

Section 93 (authorisations to interfere with property) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1B) after “officer is a” insert “ member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, ”.

(3)

In subsection (3) for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b)

if the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(f), by a member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency,”.

(4)

In subsection (5) for paragraphs (f) and (g) substitute—

“(f)

the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, or any member of the staff of that Agency who is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by that Director General;”.

(5)

In subsection (6) omit paragraphs (d) and (e).