Part 1The Serious Organised Crime Agency
Chapter 1SOCA: establishment and activities
Establishment of SOCA
1Establishment of Serious Organised Crime Agency
(1)
There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Serious Organised Crime Agency (“SOCA”).
(2)
Schedule 1 makes provision about the constitution, members and staff of SOCA and other matters relating to it.
(3)
Each of the following bodies shall cease to exist on such date as the Secretary of State appoints by order—
(a)
the National Criminal Intelligence Service and its Service Authority, and
(b)
the National Crime Squad and its Service Authority.