138(1)Section 34 (grant of authorisations in absence of senior officer) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(a) for “of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or of the National Crime Squad” substitute “a member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency”.
(3)In subsection (2)(a) for “, Service or Squad” substitute “or Agency”.
(4)In subsection (4) for paragraphs (j) and (k) substitute—
“(j)a person is entitled to act for the Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency if he is a person designated for the purposes of this paragraph by that Director General as a person entitled so to act in an urgent case;”.
(5)Omit subsection (5).
(6)Omit subsection (6)(c).