SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Police, customs and immigration powers
Part 8General
Power to make further provision
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1
The relevant national authority may, by order, make such provision as that authority considers appropriate in consequence of—
a
the Director General having the powers of the Commissioners under section 9(1), or
b
designated officers having operational powers.
2
An order under this paragraph may, in particular—
a
provide for the Director General or designated officers to benefit from exemptions or other protection in respect of the exercise of operational powers;
b
provide for the disclosure of information to, or the doing of other things in relation to, the Director General or designated officers;
c
confer functions on the Director General or any other person;
d
provide for a class of NCA officers (whether identified by reference to a grade or pay scale or otherwise) to be treated as the equivalent of—
i
one or more ranks in a UK police force;
ii
one or more grades of, or pay scales applicable to, officers of Revenue and Customs;
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one or more grades of, or pay scales applicable to, general customs officials;
iii
one or more grades of, or pay scales applicable to, immigration officers.
3
In this paragraph “designated officers” includes a description of such officers.