Power to make further provision
27(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;
(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.