116(1)Section 378 (officers) is amended as follows.E+W+N.I.
(2)In subsection (1)(a) for “the Director” substitute “ a member of SOCA's staff ”.
(3)In subsection (2)(a) for “the Director” substitute “ a senior member of SOCA's staff ”.
(4)In subsection (3) for the words from “the Director”, where it first appears, to the end of the subsection substitute “—
(a)a member of SOCA's staff or the relevant Director is an appropriate officer;
(b)a senior member of SOCA's staff is a senior appropriate officer.”
(5)In subsection (5) for “the Serious Organised Crime Agency” substitute “ SOCA ”.
(6)Omit subsection (7).
(7)After subsection (7) insert—
“(8)For the purposes of this Part a senior member of SOCA's staff is—
(a)the Director General of SOCA; or
(b)any member of SOCA's staff authorised by the Director General (whether generally or specifically) for this purpose.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 116 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)