Authorisation of surveillance and human intelligence sources
Section 9: Special provision for the Scottish Crime Squad
36.This section makes special provision for the activities of the Scottish Crime Squad to be covered by the Act. It provides that sections 6 to 8 and 19 to 32 of the Act apply to the Scottish Crime Squad as they do to the public authorities listed in section 8(3) of the Act.
37.Subsections (3)to (5) detail the provision for authorisations for activities undertaken by the Scottish Crime Squad under the remit of the Act. Subsection (3) provides that those offices, ranks or positions within the Scottish Crime Squad able to authorise the use of directed surveillance or covert human intelligence sources under the Act will be prescribed in the Order provided for in section 8(1) of the Act.
