Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
39In section 34 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (grant of authorisations in senior officer’s absence), for paragraph (a) of subsection (6) (meaning of “designated deputy”) there is substituted—
“(a)in relation to the chief constable for a police force in England and Wales, means—
(i)the person who is the appropriate deputy chief constable for the purposes of section 12A(1) of the Police Act 1996, or
(ii)a person holding the rank of assistant chief constable who is designated to act under section 12A(2) of that Act;
(aa)in relation to the chief constable for a police force in Scotland, means—
(i)a person holding the rank of deputy chief constable and, where there is more than one person in the police force who holds that rank, who is designated as the officer having the powers and duties conferred on a deputy chief constable by section 5A(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, or
(ii)a person holding the rank of assistant chief constable who is designated to act under section 5A(2) of that Act;”.