Part 1The Serious Organised Crime Agency
Chapter 1SOCA: establishment and activities
Central supervision and direction
I110Codes of practice
1
The Secretary of State may issue codes of practice relating to the exercise by SOCA of any of its functions.
2
The Secretary of State may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a code of practice issued under this section.
3
Before issuing or revising a code of practice issued under this section the Secretary of State must consult—
a
SOCA,
b
the Scottish Ministers, and
c
such other persons as he considers appropriate.
4
The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament—
a
any code of practice issued under this section, and
b
any revisions of such a code.
5
The Secretary of State—
a
is not required by subsection (4) to lay before Parliament, or
b
may exclude from what he does lay before Parliament,
anything to which subsection (6) applies.
6
This subsection applies to anything the publication of which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State—
a
would be against the interests of national security, or
b
could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or
c
could jeopardise the safety of any person.
7
The Secretary of State must provide the Scottish Ministers with a copy of—
a
any code of practice issued under this section, or
b
any revisions of such a code.