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Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
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- s. 3(1) text amended by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 23 Pt. 7
- s. 3(1)(c) and word added by 2009 c. 25 s. 170(2)(a)
- s. 3(2)(d) text amended by 2009 c. 25 s. 170(2)(b)
- s. 3(5)(d) text amended by 2006 asp 10 Sch. 6 para. 13(2)
- s. 3(5)(d) text amended by S.I. 2007/1098 Sch. para. 6(2)
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- s. 78(3)((ab)(ac)) added by 2011 c. 24 (N.I.) s. 56(1)
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- s. 2A modified by 2009 c. 25 s. 170(1)
- s. 8A inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 15 para. 4
- s. 25A inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 15 para. 14
- s. 75A inserted by 2006 c. 48 Sch. 14 para. 62
- s. 75B inserted by 2009 c. 25 s. 113(7)
- s. 473(2)(b) and word omitted by 2008 c. 9 Sch. 14 para. 17(n)
- s. 476(3) text amended by 2008 c. 9 Sch. 17 para. 27(1)
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- S.I. 2006/378 art. 2-7 Sch. commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2006/1085 art. 2-4 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2006/1871 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2006/2182 art. 3 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2006/1871
- S.I. 2007/3064 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2007/3341 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2008/306 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
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- S.I. 2008/1325 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
- S.I. 2011/410 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
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- S.S.I. 2007/241 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)
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- S.I. 2006/1013 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 11)
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- S.I. 2006/3200 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 35)
- S.I. 2007/29 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2006/3364
- S.I. 2007/709 art. 2-4 commences (2006 c. 48)
- S.I. 2007/1092 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 3)
- S.I. 2008/219 art. 2 3 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2008/755 art. 2 15-18 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2008/2503 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 48)
- S.I. 2008/2504 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 27)
- S.I. 2009/812 art. 3 commences (2006 c. 52)
- S.I. 2009/1059 Order transitional provisions for effects of commencing SI 2009/812
- S.I. 2009/1167 art. 3 4 commences (2006 c. 52)
- S.I. 2009/3250 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 29)
- S.I. 2010/507 art. 2-5 commences (2009 c. 26)
- S.I. 2010/816 art. 2-6 Sch. commences (2009 c. 25)
- S.I. 2010/1986 art. 2 commences (2009 c. 26)
- S.I. 2010/2317 art. 2 3 commences (2010 c. 15)
- S.I. 2011/1066 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 15)
- S.I. 2011/1418 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 23)
- S.S.I. 2007/84 art. 3 commences (2006 asp 10)
- S.S.I. 2010/413 art. 2 Sch. commences (2010 asp 13)
- S.S.I. 2011/178 art. 2 commences (2010 asp 13)
- S.R. 2011/224 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 24 (N.I.))
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3Functions of SOCA as to information relating to crimeE+W+S+N.I.
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(1)SOCA has the function of gathering, storing, analysing and disseminating information relevant to—
(a)the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences, or
(b)the reduction of crime in other ways or the mitigation of its consequences.
(2)SOCA may disseminate such information to—
(a)police forces within subsection (3),
(b)special police forces,
(c)law enforcement agencies, or
(d)such other persons as it considers appropriate in connection with any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b).
(3)The police forces within this subsection are—
(a)police forces in the United Kingdom, and
(b)the States of Jersey Police Force, the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey and the Isle of Man Constabulary.
(4)In this section “law enforcement agency” means—
(a)the Commissioners or any other government department,
(b)the Scottish Administration,
(c)any other person who is charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders, or
(d)any other person who is engaged outside the United Kingdom in the carrying on of activities similar to any carried on by SOCA or a police force.
(5)In this Chapter “special police force” means—
(a)the Ministry of Defence Police,
(b)the British Transport Police Force,
(c)the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, or
(d)the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency.
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