Directed tasking or assistance: power to amend those who may be directedU.K.
33(1)The Secretary of State may, by order, amend section 5 or paragraph 11 of this Schedule by making any of the following kinds of provision—U.K.
(a)provision adding a person or category of persons to the relevant list;
(b)provision imposing on the Director General a requirement to obtain the consent of one or more persons before giving a direction to—
(i)a person added to the relevant list by virtue of sub-paragraph (a), or
(ii)a person within a category of persons so added;
(c)provision removing from the relevant list a person or category of persons added by virtue of sub-paragraph (a);
(d)provision removing a requirement for consent imposed by virtue of sub-paragraph (b).
(2)But the Secretary of State may not add any of the following to the relevant list—
(a)the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
(b)the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(c)any person operating only in Scotland;
(d)the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(e)any person operating only in Northern Ireland.
(3)Before making an order under this paragraph which adds a person or category of persons to the relevant list, the Secretary of State must consult that person or the persons within that category.
(4)In this paragraph “relevant list” means—
(a)in relation to section 5, the list of persons in subsection (5) to whom the Director General may give directions, or
(b)in relation to paragraph 11 of this Schedule, the list of persons in sub-paragraph (1) to whom the Director General may give directions.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 33 in force at 7.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(g)