Valid from 31/05/2018
18Persons who may apply for issue of a warrantU.K.
(1)Each of the following is an “intercepting authority” for the purposes of this Part—
(a)a person who is the head of an intelligence service;
(b)the Director General of the National Crime Agency;
(c)the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
(d)the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(e)the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland;
(f)the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
(g)the Chief of Defence Intelligence;
(h)a person who is the competent authority of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of an EU mutual assistance instrument or an international mutual assistance agreement.
(2)For the meaning of “head of an intelligence service”, see section 263.
(3)An application for the issue of a warrant under this Chapter may only be made on behalf of an intercepting authority by a person holding office under the Crown.