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(1)The Director General of SOCA may designate a member of the staff of SOCA as one or more of the following—
(a)a person having the powers of a constable;
(b)a person having the customs powers of an officer of Revenue and Customs;
(c)a person having the powers of an immigration officer.
(2)A designation under this section—
(a)may be made subject to any limitations specified in the designation (whether as to the powers exercisable by virtue of it, the purposes for which they are exercisable or otherwise); and
(b)has effect either for a period so specified or without limit of time.
(3)Subsection (2) applies subject to any modification or withdrawal of the designation under section 45.
(4)A member of SOCA’s staff may be designated as a person having the powers mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) whether or not—
(a)he already has (for any reason) any powers falling within any of those paragraphs, or
(b)he had any such powers before becoming a member of SOCA’s staff.
(5)But a person may not be designated as a person having the powers mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) unless the Director General is satisfied that that person—
(a)is capable of effectively exercising the powers that would be exercisable by virtue of the designation,
(b)has received adequate training in respect of the exercise of those powers, and
(c)is otherwise a suitable person to exercise those powers.
(6)Where an employee of SOCA—
(a)before becoming such an employee, held an office by virtue of which he had any powers falling within subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c), and
(b)has not resigned that office,
that office is to be treated as suspended so long as he remains in SOCA’s employment, and revives if (and only if) on ceasing to be so employed he returns to service as the holder of that office.
(7)References in this section to the powers of a constable, the customs powers of an officer of Revenue and Customs or the powers of an immigration officer are to be read in accordance with sections 46 to 49.
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