7. In section 59 (general duty of Chief Constable to report to Board)(1), after subsection (5) insert—
“(6) The Director General of the National Crime Agency shall, whenever so required by the Board, submit to the Board a report on any such relevant NCA matter as may be specified in the requirement.
(7) But the Board may not require the Director General to submit such a report before consulting the Secretary of State .
(8) In this section “relevant NCA matter” means a matter which relates to—
(a)how the Director General intends that functions of the National Crime Agency are to be exercised in Northern Ireland; or
(b)whether the exercise of the functions of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland is, or was, in accord with their intended exercise.
(9) Subsections (2) to (5) of this section apply to a report under subsection (6) as they apply to a report under subsection (1).
(10) In the application of subsections (2) to (5) to a report under subsection (6), each reference to the Chief Constable is to be read as a reference to the Director General of the National Crime Agency.”
Section 59 is amended by sections 10 and 27(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 and S.I. 2010/976.