15. Section 77(3) of the Act (definition of independent person)(1) shall be modified to the extent that the definition of “independent person” shall, in addition to the persons mentioned therein, also include an officer of Revenue and Customs or any other person acting under the authority of the Commissioners.
Section 77 of the Act was amended by section 103 of, and paragraph 38 of Schedule 7 to, the Police Act 1996 (c.16) and section 331 of, and paragraph 48 of Part 4 of Schedule 36 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44).