SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1The NCA & NCA officers

Part 2NCA officers

Delegation of Director General's functions

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1

The Director General may arrange for any function of the Director General to be exercised by a senior NCA officer who is designated for the purpose by the Director General.

2

A designation under this paragraph may provide for a function to be exercised by—

a

one or more senior NCA officers specified in the designation, or

b

one or more senior NCA officers of a description specified in the designation.

3

The Director General's powers of direction under section 5(5) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 may not be delegated under this paragraph.

4

But those powers of direction may, in the absence of the Director General for any reason, be exercised by a senior NCA officer nominated for this purpose by the Director General.

5

In this paragraph “senior NCA officer” means an NCA officer who is at, or above, a grade specified for this purpose by the Secretary of State in the framework document.