Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 2A inserted (1.3.2008 for the insertion of s. 32G(1)(3)(4); 6.4.2008 in force so far as not already in force) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 7 para. 2; S.I. 2008/219, art. 3(h); S.I. 2008/755, art. 16(a)
(1)The Secretary of State may by order amend this Part—
(a)to add any purpose mentioned in subsection (2) to the purposes for which data matching exercises may be conducted,
(b)to modify the application of this Part in relation to a purpose so added.
(2)The purposes which may be added are—
(a)to assist in the prevention and detection of crime (other than fraud),
(b)to assist in the apprehension and prosecution of offenders,
(c)to assist in the recovery of debt owing to public bodies.
(3)The Secretary of State may by order amend this Part—
(a)to add a public body to the list of bodies in section 32B(2),
(b)to modify the application of this Part in relation to a body so added,
(c)to remove a body from that list.
(4)An order under this section may include such incidental, consequential, supplemental or transitional provision as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
(5)In this section, “public body” means a body or person whose functions—
(a)are functions of a public nature, or
(b)include functions of that nature,
but, in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions.]